Journals Showcase (Witryna Czasopism.pl)

№ 7 (27)
June 17th, 2006

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THE CENTRE – REACTIVATION?

Mieczysław Orski

The relation between centralism and regionalism changed after 1989. Resulting from the political watershed, the Polish intellectual and cultural revolution started in the regions and radiated slowly towards the centre. It started in mobilised, not only politically, Gdańsk and moved to other distant towns. Taken aback by the rapid development in public awakening, the centre was subjected to a dramatic process of disintegration and destruction. Overnight, the propaganda mouthpiece fell silent and others were in the spotlight.

Every good era in history has its end.

 

“TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY” – AGAINST THE INFLATION OF WORDS

Grzegorz Wysocki

Despite the brevity of the article about the latest work of the controversial artist Dorota Nieznalska, one finds such sentences-pearls like “Criticism and rejection, unless bound to some ideology, paradoxically make up an evidence of closeness.” A text by Życiński mentioned above is such an evidence, as well as an interview about Judas carried out for “Książki w Tygodniku” by Artur Sporniak. A specialist in religious studies and philosopher, Zbigniew Mikołejko admits that

“Judas is also, whether I want it or not, my brother. What is more: Judas is in every one of us, what is confirmed by our smaller or more serious betrayals of those we live with and work for as well as of ourselves. Moreover, Judas’ figure is comfortable as it took over the Old Testament function of a scapegoat.”