Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

Culture 25 December 2023 10:45

A collection of beautifully illustrated Christmas cards from the 60s and 70s shows how some of Poland’s most gifted artists evaded and defied strict communist censorship laws. CE Report quoting The First News

The beautiful cards depict what today we would consider fairly traditional seasonal scenes.

But within the context of their times, depicting religious themes and symbols was revolutionary.

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Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

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