W wyniku klęski w wyborach parlamentarnych w czerwcu 1989 r. rozpoczął się rozkład Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej. Zainicjowana jesienią tego roku dyskusja na temat przyszłości partii komunistycznej w Polsce miała zatrzymać ten proces oraz przygotować jej członków do XI Zjazdu PZPR. W artykule zaprezentowano odnalezione w Archiwum Państwowym w Poznaniu dokumenty Wojewódzkiej Komisji Zjazdowej. Stanowią one interesujące źródło do badań nad dziejami PZPR i mentalnością jej członków w województwie poznańskim w schyłkowym okresie jej istnienia.

Preparations to the 11th Congress of the Polish United Workers’ Party in the light of the documents of the Povincial PUWP Committee in Poznań. Selection of resources 

The defeat of the Polish United Workers’ Party in the parliamentary elections of June 1989 marked the beginning of its demise. In the autumn of 1989, a discussion was initiated concerning the future of the communist party in Poland, which was meant to prevent this process and prepare party members for the 11th PUWP congress. The article presents documents of the 262 Łukasz Komorowski Provincial Congress Committee found in the National Archive in Poznań. They are an interesting source of information on the history of PUWP and the mindset of its members in the Poznań province in the final period of the party’s existence.

Keywords: Polish United Workers’ Party, 1989 parliamentary election, Provincial Congress Committee, 11th Congress of the Polish United Workers’ Party

The defeat of the Polish United Workers’ Party in the parliamentary elections of June 1989 marked the beginning of its demise. In the autumn of 1989, a discussion was initiated concerning the future of the communist party in Poland, which was meant to prevent this process and prepare party members for the 11th PUWP congress. The article presents documents of the 262 Łukasz Komorowski Provincial Congress Committee found in the National Archive in Poznań. They are an interesting source of information on the history of PUWP and the mindset of its members in the Poznań province in the final period of the party’s existence.