An outline of the tradition and development of regionalist periodicals and publications in Wielkopolska from the end of World War II to 1989

This paper presents the tradition and development of regionalist periodicals and publications in Wielkopolska from the end of World War II to 1989. The author refers to the rich traditions of this type of publication dating back to the period of Prussian partition and the inter-war period. He indicates the socio-political conditions of regionalist publications in post-war Poland which actually limited its development. He exemplifies the achievements of social and cultural, scientific, andtourist associations as well as state institutions in maintaining regionalist publica tions from the post-war period to the socio-political transformation of 1989