Rekrutacja studentów na wydziały lekarskie w drugiej połowie lat 40. i 50. XX w. elementem polityki władz państwowych wobec inteligencji.

Rekrutacja studentów na wydziały lekarskie w drugiej połowie lat 40. i 50. XX w. elementem polityki władz państwowych wobec inteligencji.

Recruitment of medical students at the faculties in the second half of the 40’s and 50’s of the twentieth century – a policy of state authorities to intelligence

Magdalena Paciorek

At the end of 1940s and beginning of 1950s, when Communists took over the government in Poland, the changes were introduced in political, economic and social life of the country. As regards the society, adjusting the Poles to the imposed model required the policy to be planned in advance. ‘A new morality man’ means a man devoted to the system, who implements orders of superiors faithfully, is blindly obedient and follows Marxism-Leninism ideology. It was relatively easy to gain such type of supporters in the case of individuals coming from lower classes, who were privileged at that time. However, it was more diffi cult to win over followers from intelligentsia. The study seeks to answer the question whether the then authorities succeeded in creating the new model of a man in the analysed period of time, at the example of students of Polish medical universities. The study presents the policy carried out by the then authorities to achieve that goal. The discussed issues include system of enrolment and scholarships that paved the way to universities not only for people who graduated from secondary schools but also for those who benefi tted from social advancement.

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