https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2011.11.11
Bolesław Bierut, the first secretary of KC PZPR, died suddenly after a short illness in Moscow on March 12, 1956. The funeral ceremony took place with great pomp on March 16, 1956 in Warsaw. The communist propaganda skillfully built a picture and mood of a great national mourning around this ceremony. The society, however, was divided in their opinions and moods when it comes to the death of the leader of the country. Many people saw in Bierut the secretary of state and a good host. A significant majority of people, however, expressed negative feelings towards the dead, through leaflets, captions on the walls, singing offensive songs addressed at him, raising glasses in a toast to his health, telling jokes, or destroying the portraits of the dead. The reactions of the clergy to B. Bierut’s death were diversified. It is shown in publications below the report. On the one hand, priests sent condolence letters and individually paid condolence in the presidium of the city and county or national councils, and celebrated masses for B. Bierut’s soul. However, there were cases of refusal to ring the bell during the funeral of the first secretary, expressions of satisfaction, and conclusions that the persecutor of the church died, whereas the church alone still existed. The Faith Departments made a report on the attitude and clergy behaviours in particular voivodships. They constitute the basis of the following publication.
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