‛And sometimes laughter may be science too’. Polish interwar politics in ‛Mucha’ satirical magazine
From the very beginning of its literary form, satire was strongly associated with politics. In a stormy interwar period the genre became extraordinarily popular in Poland, and the most popular way to propagate it were humour and satire magazines. The one most recognizable in the eyes of the public was the Warsaw periodical ‘Mucha’ that eagerly commented the reality with unparalleled wit and literary zeal.
