Zwrot

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Zwrot
Zwrot-1949.jpg
First issue of Zwrot
Editor-in-chiefHalina Szczotka
Categories Magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 1,600
Publisher PZKO
First issue24 December 1949
Country Czech Republic
Language Polish
Website www.zwrot.cz
ISSN 0139-6277
OCLC 263605670
Zwrot, January 2007 Zwrot-1-2007.jpg
Zwrot, January 2007

Zwrot (meaning "The Term or The Phrase") is the main and largest Polish magazine in the Czech Republic, chief magazine of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic. It appears monthly, with a circulation of 1,600 (2019). Published by the PZKO (The Polish Cultural and Educational Union), it is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The editorial staff is housed in Český Těšín. The current editor-in-chief is Halina Szczotka.

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History

Since 2 March 1947 until 20 November 1949 Głos Ludu newspaper published monthly a literary section called Szyndzioły. In December 1949 this section was transformed into Zwrot magazine. The first issue of Zwrot appeared on 24 December 1949. The first logo of the magazine was designed by artist Rudolf Żebrok. Together with Franciszek Świder they were the first illustrators of Zwrot. [1] Zwrot had from the beginning a literary character. Content includes historical studies, essays, poetry, prose, art, educational and community issues, and factual reports. The circulation of Zwrot was in the past far higher, but it is historically declining along with the demographic drop in the Polish population. From 1949 to 1967 it appeared in A4 format, from 1967 to 2006 in A5 format, and from 2007 it appears in A4 full-colour format.

Circulation

YearCirculation [2]
19507,500
19674,600
19774,250
19992,100
20071,550
20101,700
20121,500
20191,600

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References

  1. ↑ Bałon, Franciszek (1999). "Nasi plastycy a Zwrot". Zwrot (in Polish): 14–15.
  2. ↑ Zahradnik, Stanisław (1999). "Zwrot - miesięcznik społeczno-kulturalny PZKO w RC". Zwrot (in Polish): 3–4.

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