Trybuna Ludu was one of the largest newspapers in communist Poland

People's Republic of Poland

The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...

. It was the official media outlet of the Polish United Workers' Party

Polish United Workers' Party

The Polish United Workers' Party was the Communist party which governed the People's Republic of Poland from 1948 to 1989. Ideologically it was based on the theories of Marxism-Leninism.- The Party's Program and Goals :...

 (PZPR) and one of its main propaganda

Propaganda

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....

 outlets.

Creation

On December 16, 1948, Poland's primary two communist parties, the Polish Socialist Party

Polish Socialist Party

The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...

 and the Polish Workers' Party

Polish Workers' Party

The Polish Workers' Party was a communist party in Poland from 1942 to 1948. It was founded as a reconstitution of the Communist Party of Poland, and merged with the Polish Socialist Party in 1948 to form the Polish United Workers' Party.-History:...

, were combined to form Polish United Workers' Party. The parties' respective newspapers, Robotnik

Robotnik (1894–1939)

Robotnik was the bibuła newspaper published by the Polish Socialist Party , and distributed in most major cities and towns in Poland under Partitions.....

and Głos Ludu, were merged as well, and Trybuna Ludu was formed.

Significance

Through the 20th century, the media in Poland was entirely controlled by the PZPR, and newspapers were no exception. The contents of Trybuna Ludu and its smaller competitors were marked by the idea of reliance on the party. Being the official party newspaper, Trybuna Luda dominated the market. By the end of 1981, circulation topped 1 million. Despite growing opposition to the party, the number of Trybuna Ludu subscribers continued to grow and reached nearly 1.9 million by the time the communist state was dissolved.

Party dissolution and aftermath

The break-up of the PZPR began on January 28, 1990, just hours after the final issue of Trybuna Ludu was printed. Despite an attempted relaunch as Trybuna Kongresowa, the paper was unable to survive the fall of communism in Poland.

After 1990, much of its tradition was unofficially taken over by Trybuna

Trybuna

Trybuna was a Polish left-wing newspaper, often seen as the outlet of the post-communist factions . It was published by Ad Novum.-History:...

, a newly created Polish left-wing newspaper. At its peak, the number of readers was a small 50,000, and, because of poor economic conditions, printing was halted in late 2009.

Editors-in-chief

Name	Term began	Term ended
Leon Kasman	1948	1953
Władysław Matwin	1953	1957Matwin was absent for a short while in 1956. During that time, Roman Werfel, Jerzy Morawski, and Walenty Titkow served as acting chief editors.
Leon Kasman	1957	1967
Stanisław Mojkowski	1967	1972
Józef Barecki	1972	1980
Wiesław Bek	1980	1985
Jerzy Majka	1985	1990