The Publishing House Wydawnictwo Dobra Powszedniego (1982–1986)

Abstract

The text presents the history of the underground publishing house Wydawnictwo Dobra Powszedniego, created during martial law at Ryjewo in the north of Poland on the initiative of the University of Gdańsk students. Based on archival research and oral accounts, this article presents the origins of the underground publishing house, identifies the places and ways of printing (as well as some of the publications) and describes the distribution system. The text also focuses on the local specificities of this publishing initiative and on related organisational problems.