Wyznawcy prawosławia w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej w dyskursie prasowym „Przeglądu Prawosławnego” (1939)

Abstract

In the 1930s, the Polish-language Orthodox periodicals appeared on the press and the publishing market. Their recipients were the Orthodox believers living mainly in the eastern areas of the Second Polish Republic, and their creators were the Orthodox Polish intelligentsia, including the clergy. One of such magazines was ‘Przegląd Prawosławny’, published from January to August 1939 in Grodno. The editor in charge of the magazine was Fr. Leonidas Kasperski, and the publisher is the Orthodox Scientific and Publishing Institute. The analyzed magazine was partly of the local nature, as a lot of space was devoted to the life and activities of the Orthodox believers from the Nowogródek and Białystok voivodeships. Polish culture, history, language and traditions were promoted in ‘Przegląd Prawosławny’. They wrote about the affairs of the contemporary Church in Poland and around the world, as well as about its dignitaries. The life and activities of the Orthodox Polish patriots from the past eras were described.

Keywords

• orthodox press
• ‘przegląd prawosławny’
• orthodox church
• orthodox population
• the second polish republic