Open AccessKu nieznanej nieba stronie... O książkowych relacjach z uczestnictwa Polaków w balonowych zawodach Gordona Bennetta
Author(s) -
Mikołaj Paczkowski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
postscriptum polonistyczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9844
pISSN - 1898-1593
DOI - 10.31261/ps_p.2020.25.19
Subject(s) - ballooning , art history , history , art , humanities , physics , nuclear physics , plasma , tokamak
The paper describes two books containing accounts on participation in the International Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race: “Kościuszko” nad Ameryką [“Kościuszko” above America] by Zbigniew Burzyński (1934) and Balonem “LOPP” nad Morze Białe [Above the White Sea in the “LOPP” balloon] by Stanisław Brenk (1937). The Polish achievements in the competition had a significant impact on the interest in ballooning in the interwar period. The texts discussed in the paper are visibly inspired by reportage and travel novels. The books had a propaganda nature: intended for the young reader, they highlighted the attractiveness of the army and the importance of the Polish army in the world.