Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth

"PRON" redirects here. For other uses, see Pron.
Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth
Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego
ChairpersonJan Dobraczyński
Founded20 July 1982
Dissolved8 November 1989
Preceded byFront of National Unity
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Membership (1983)~500,000[1]
IdeologyNational communism
Socialist patriotism
Catholic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Factions:
Marxism–Leninism
Agrarian socialism
Social conservatism
Democratic socialism
Catholic left
Political positionLeft-wing
Factions:
Centre-left to far-left
SloganWe vow to you, Fatherland
(Polish: Ślubujemy Tobie, Ojczyzno)[2]

Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego (PRON, English: Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth or National Renaissance Patriotic Movement) was a Polish popular front that ruled the Polish People's Republic. It was created in the aftermath of the martial law in Poland (1982). Gathering various pro-communist and pro-government organizations, it was attempted to show unity and support for the government and the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). PRON was created in July 1982 and dissolved in November 1989.

The Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth replaced the previous communist-led coalition, Front of National Unity, and was marked by a different and broader rhetoric. Communist activists retorted to nationalist, patriotic and Catholic rhetoric, trying to improve the public image of the Polish communist regime and appeal to nationalist and left-leaning religious voters.[3] However, the coalition was not ideologically diverse and was completely dominated by the communist PZPR, with other members of the coalitions submitting to its dominance. As such, the PRON was left-wing and did not question the communist regime in any way.[4]

  1. ^ "35 lat temu ukonstytuowały się władze PRON". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Łukasik-Turecka, Agnieszka (2016). Anna Bartoś (ed.). Oblicza wyborów. Studia wyborcze i analizy kampanii parlamentarnej w 2015 roku na Lubelszczyźnie (in Polish). Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-83-8061-354-6.
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  4. ^ Tracz, Bogusław (2010). Adam Dziuba; Sebastian Rosenbaum (eds.). "Dekompozycja, rozkład i demontaż struktur wojewódzkich: PZPR w Katowicach". Upadek systemu komunistycznego na Górnym Śląsku. Wokół przemian 1989 roku w województwach katowickim i opolskim (in Polish). 4. Katowice: IPN Katowice: 122–189.