@misc{Kardela_Piotr_Obchody_2019, author={Kardela, Piotr}, editor={Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, language={pol}, abstract={The article presents the activities of the Association of Polish Veterans of World War II (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantów – SPK) in the United States, who, being anti-communists, manifested their attachment to the idea of Poland’s independence by organising solemn celebrations of national holidays and historic anniversaries. This form of activity allowed them to express their opposition to the political system in the Polish People’s Republic. Reconstructing a picture of this activity of the SPK members was made possible primarily thanks to veterans’ reports printed in the SPK organisational quarterly Kombatant w Ameryce and the Polish-American press in America.}, type={Text}, title={Obchody świąt państwowych i rocznic narodowych w działalności Stowarzyszenia Polskich Kombatantów w Stanach Zjednoczonych}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/81754/PDF/WA303_104368_A507-DN-R-51-2_Kardela.pdf}, volume={51}, number={2}, journal={Dzieje Najnowsze : [kwartalnik poświęcony historii XX wieku]}, keywords={Association of Polish Veterans in America of World War II, Polish people - United States - 1945-, Polish refugees - United States - 20 c., political emigration, independence emigration, anti-communism}, }