THE ASSASINATION OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR BRONISŁAW PIERACKI IN THE LIGHT OF THE POLISH DAILY PRESS OF THE TIME

Abstract

This article focuses on an attempt to recount the unclear circumstances of the assassination of Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki by a member of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists, Hryhoriy Maciejko. In this case, the assassination became the object of considerable interest from the media world, the center of which at the time was the press, particularly the sensationalist dailies, which were among the most widely read. Despite the many common features found in the analyzed accounts of the assassination, it was possible to discern elements seemingly insignificant to the overall picture. The article also takes
a closer look at the purport of some journalistic and memoir texts, which is particularly interesting given the great diversity of press titles in terms of their political orientations.