{"id":44005,"date":"2025-08-31T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/?p=44005"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:44:27","slug":"szpilki-true-virtue-fears-no-criticism-a-history-of-a-legendary-polish-satirical-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/2025\/08\/szpilki-true-virtue-fears-no-criticism-a-history-of-a-legendary-polish-satirical-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Szpilki \u2013 True Virtue Fears No Criticism  A History of a Legendary Polish Satirical Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44008.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44008.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-44008\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andre-Delbaere-1915-1998-Belgium.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"\u00c1ndre Delbaere (1915-1998, Belgium)\" data-attachment-id=\"44009\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andre-Delbaere-1915-1998-Belgium\/810410751.jpg?resize=318%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\u00c1ndre Delbaere (1915-1998, Belgium)\" height=\"300\" width=\"318\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">\u00c1ndre Delbaere (1915-1998, Belgium)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Czeczot-Western-from-the-series-La-belle-epoque.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Czeczot , Western from the series La belle epoque\" data-attachment-id=\"44010\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Czeczot-Western-from-the-series-La-belle-epoque\/2129619046.jpg?resize=421%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Czeczot , Western from the series La belle epoque\" height=\"300\" width=\"421\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Czeczot , Western from the series La belle epoque<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a world where humor is often reduced to easy jokes, \u201c<strong>Szpilki<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cNeedles\u201d) remains a poignant reminder of an era when satire not only amused, but also took a stand. Founded in 1936 in Warsaw by a trio of left-wing intellectuals \u2013 Zbigniew Mitzner, Eryk Lipi\u0144ski and Zenon Wasilewski \u2013 Szpilki was more than a satirical publication: it was a forum for critical thought, an arena where graphic art, humor and ideology confronted the brutal reality of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>Its motto, inspired by Ignacy Krasicki&#8217;s Monachomachia \u2013 &#8222;Prawdziwa cnota krytyk si\u0119 nie boi&#8221; (True virtue does not fear criticism) \u2013 became a line of strength for the editorial staff that lucidly resisted propaganda, censorship and the tragic absurdity of history.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A magazine against silence<\/h4>\n<p>With an anti-fascist ideological profile and a deep commitment to Nazism, Szpilki was one of the few European satirical magazines that had the courage to warn, through words and images, of the imminent danger of war. The drawings published in the 1930s and early 1940s are graphic testimonies of a rare lucidity \u2013 and these works, which we can rediscover today through digital archives or on the Instagram account @metafables, seem more current than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Suspended during the Nazi occupation, the magazine was relaunched on March 1, 1945. But the war had left deep scars: many of its contributors did not survive the concentration camps, ghettos, or executions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44011.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44011.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-44011\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Dudzinski-combining-the-techniques-of-collage-drawing-painting-in-unconventional-ways-as-well-as-intuitive-and-arbitrary-use-of-color.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Dudzi\u0144ski\" data-attachment-id=\"44012\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Dudzinski-combining-the-techniques-of-collage-drawing-painting-in-unconventional-ways-as-well-as-intuitive-and-arbitrary-use-of-color\/1753317206.jpg?resize=271%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Dudzi\u0144ski\" height=\"300\" width=\"271\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Dudzi\u0144ski<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Krajewski-1933-2018-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Krajewski (1933-2018, Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44013\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Krajewski-1933-2018-Poland\/2048710695.jpg?resize=241%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Krajewski (1933-2018, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"241\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Krajewski (1933-2018, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Krauze-born-1947-Poland-Szpilki-1980s.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Krauze (born 1947, Poland) Szpilki (1980&#039;s)\" data-attachment-id=\"44014\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Krauze-born-1947-Poland-Szpilki-1980s\/4069434334.jpg?resize=224%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Krauze (born 1947, Poland) Szpilki (1980&#039;s)\" height=\"300\" width=\"224\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Krauze (born 1947, Poland) Szpilki (1980's)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Mleczko-1980-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Mleczko, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"44015\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Mleczko-1980-2\/2097912499.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Mleczko, 1980\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Mleczko, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Mleczko-1980.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Mleczko, 1980\" data-attachment-id=\"44016\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Mleczko-1980\/2794663999.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Mleczko, 1980\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Mleczko, 1980<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Podulka-born-1951-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Andrzej Podulka (born 1951, Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44017\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Andrzej-Podulka-born-1951-Poland\/3421058324.jpg?resize=238%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Andrzej Podulka (born 1951, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"238\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Andrzej Podulka (born 1951, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A cultural bastion in post-war communism<\/h4>\n<p>Paradoxically, Szpilki was reborn in the midst of communism and continued to publish with a certain freedom, cleverly navigating the ideological limits of the regime. In 1953, the magazine was merged with Mucha, another satirical publication, thus consolidating a unique space for social and artistic criticism in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The circulation increased to 100,000 copies, and the works of Polish cartoonists ended up winning awards at international festivals, being reproduced by the Western press, and distributed throughout Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Artists such as Zbigniew Lengren, Jerzy Flisak, Antoni Chodorowski, Edward Lutczyn, Hanna Baku\u0142a or Szymon Kobyli\u0144ski gave birth to an unmistakable style, marked by graphic refinement, ironic-poetic intelligence and a rare ability to decant the grotesque of history.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>The Sadurski Generation and the Satirical Legacy<\/h4>\n<p>A telling example of the magazine&#8217;s influence on new generations is the cartoonist Szczepan Sadurski, who debuted at just 18 years old in the pages of Szpilki \u2013 coincidentally or not, on the very day of his birthday, June 9, 1983. Between 1983 and 1987, Sadurski published almost 300 drawings in the magazine, including 19 covers, setting an editorial record and becoming a prominent figure in Polish satire.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985 and 1986 he was awarded the &#8222;Silver Pin&#8221; and &#8222;Golden Pin&#8221; awards, awarded annually for the best works published in the Polish press, not only in the magazine. These &#8222;pins&#8221; &#8211; gold, silver and bronze &#8211; had become landmarks of artistic excellence in an ever-tensioned ideological climate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44018.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44018.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-44018\" 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data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bogdan-Benev-born-1932-Bulgaria-%F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%AC.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Bogdan Benev (born 1932, Bulgaria) \" data-attachment-id=\"44019\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Bogdan-Benev-born-1932-Bulgaria-%F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%AC\/4287482548.jpg?resize=229%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Bogdan Benev (born 1932, Bulgaria)\" height=\"300\" width=\"229\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Bogdan Benev (born 1932, Bulgaria)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine\" data-attachment-id=\"44020\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine-2\/1335469242.jpg?resize=218%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine\" height=\"300\" width=\"218\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cover Szpilki Magazine<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine-3-IIIWorld-Student-Congress-1953.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine 3 IIIWorld Student Congress 1953\" data-attachment-id=\"44021\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine-3-IIIWorld-Student-Congress-1953\/591098802.jpg?resize=210%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine 3 IIIWorld Student Congress 1953\" height=\"300\" width=\"210\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cover Szpilki Magazine 3 IIIWorld Student Congress 1953<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine\" data-attachment-id=\"44022\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Cover-Szpilki-Magazine\/360409062.jpg?resize=213%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Cover Szpilki Magazine\" height=\"300\" width=\"213\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cover Szpilki Magazine<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cover-Zygmunt-Zaradkiewicz-1989.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Cover Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz, 1989\" data-attachment-id=\"44023\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Cover-Zygmunt-Zaradkiewicz-1989\/2710377464.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Cover Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz, 1989\" height=\"300\" width=\"240\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cover Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz, 1989<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Covers-Szpilki-Magazine.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Covers Szpilki Magazine\" data-attachment-id=\"44024\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Covers-Szpilki-Magazine\/2020208468.jpg?resize=396%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Covers Szpilki Magazine\" height=\"300\" width=\"396\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Covers Szpilki Magazine<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Decline and the underground archive<\/h4>\n<p>The 1990s brought a painful transition for the cultural and satirical press. After the collapse of the communist regime, Szpilki tried, without success, to adapt to the new economic and cultural paradigms. The magazine was permanently suspended in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the digital archive curated by A. Blucha (@metafables) on Instagram revives the spirit of the magazine. The illustrations \u2013 sometimes explosive, sometimes cryptic \u2013 evoke the aesthetics of underground magazines like Weirdo, highlighting an experimental, even psychotropic visual side of Eastern European satire.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A cultured magazine for a demanding audience<\/h4>\n<p>Szpilki was more than a collection of visual jokes. It was an illustrated chronicle of a violent century, an unforgiving mirror of ideologies, a space where the truth could only be told through metaphor, caricature or absurdity.<\/p>\n<p>In an era where criticism is often confused with cynicism, and humor with easy sarcasm, rediscovering Szpilki means, in fact, recalling a noble function of art: that of pricking consciences.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia, Sadurski.com, desa.pl, Heels Poland, BoingBoing, Instagram @metafables<\/p>\n<p>Graphic archive: Szpilki Archive via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44026.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44026.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline 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Hitler, satirical drawing, 1938\" data-attachment-id=\"44027\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Eryk-Lipinski-Hitler-satirical-drawing-1938\/2323075470.jpg?resize=348%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Eryk Lipi\u0144ski , Hitler, satirical drawing, 1938\" height=\"300\" width=\"348\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Eryk Lipi\u0144ski , Hitler, satirical drawing, 1938<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fernando-Puig-Rosado-1931-2016-Spain.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Fernando Puig Rosado (1931-2016, Spain)\" data-attachment-id=\"44028\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Fernando-Puig-Rosado-1931-2016-Spain\/555796541.jpg?resize=234%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Fernando Puig Rosado (1931-2016, Spain)\" height=\"300\" width=\"234\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Fernando Puig Rosado (1931-2016, Spain)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garif-Basyrov-1944-2004-Russia-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)\" data-attachment-id=\"44029\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Garif-Basyrov-1944-2004-Russia-2\/674556466.jpg?resize=411%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)\" height=\"300\" width=\"411\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garif-Basyrov-1944-2004-Russia.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)\" data-attachment-id=\"44030\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Garif-Basyrov-1944-2004-Russia\/2010827178.jpg?resize=336%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)\" height=\"300\" width=\"336\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Garif Basyrov (1944-2004, Russia)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerald-Schellhorn-born-1940-Germany.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Gerald Schellhorn (born 1940, Germany)\" data-attachment-id=\"44031\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Gerald-Schellhorn-born-1940-Germany\/3281011132.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Gerald Schellhorn (born 1940, Germany)\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Gerald Schellhorn (born 1940, Germany)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hans-Arnold.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Hans Arnold\" data-attachment-id=\"44032\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Hans-Arnold\/347820324.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Hans Arnold\" height=\"300\" width=\"240\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hans Arnold<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heels-no.-22.9.1983-extra-birthday-gift.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Heels no. 22.9.1983 extra birthday gift\" data-attachment-id=\"44033\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Heels-no_-22_9_1983-extra-birthday-gift\/2237528677.jpg?resize=212%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Heels no. 22.9.1983 extra birthday gift\" height=\"300\" width=\"212\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Heels no. 22.9.1983 extra birthday gift<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hermano-Lobo-Andres-Rabago-Garcia-aka-OPS-born-1947-Spain.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Hermano Lobo, Andr\u00e9s R\u00e1bago Garc\u00eda aka OPS (born 1947, Spain)\" data-attachment-id=\"44034\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Hermano-Lobo-Andres-Rabago-Garcia-aka-OPS-born-1947-Spain\/2997196937.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Hermano Lobo, Andr\u00e9s R\u00e1bago Garc\u00eda aka OPS (born 1947, Spain)\" height=\"300\" width=\"240\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hermano Lobo, Andr\u00e9s R\u00e1bago Garc\u00eda aka OPS (born 1947, Spain)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Szpilki\u2013Adev\u0103rata virtute nu se teme de critic<\/h3>\n<h3>O incursiune \u00een istoria unei reviste satirice poloneze legendare<\/h3>\n<p>\u00centr-o lume \u00een care umorul e adesea redus la glume facile, \u201eSzpilki\u201d (\u201eAcele\u201d) r\u0103m\u00e2ne o amintire \u00een\u021bep\u0103toare a unei epoci \u00een care satirele nu doar amuzau, ci \u0219i luau pozi\u021bie. Fondat\u0103 \u00een 1936 la Var\u0219ovia de un trio de intelectuali de st\u00e2nga \u2013 Zbigniew Mitzner, Eryk Lipi\u0144ski \u0219i Zenon Wasilewski \u2013 revista Szpilki a fost mai mult dec\u00e2t o publica\u021bie satiric\u0103: a fost o tribun\u0103 a g\u00e2ndirii critice, o aren\u0103 \u00een care arta grafic\u0103, umorul \u0219i ideologia se \u00eenfruntau cu realitatea brutal\u0103 a secolului XX.<\/p>\n<p>Motto-ul s\u0103u, inspirat din Monachomachia de Ignacy Krasicki \u2013 \u201ePrawdziwa cnota krytyk si\u0119 nie boi\u201d (Adev\u0103rata virtute nu se teme de critic\u0103) \u2013 a devenit o linie de for\u021b\u0103 pentru redac\u021bia care a rezistat, cu luciditate, \u00eentre propagand\u0103, cenzur\u0103 \u0219i absurdul tragic al istoriei.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>O revist\u0103 \u00eempotriva t\u0103cerii<\/h4>\n<p>Cu un profil ideologic antifascist \u0219i profund angajat \u00eempotriva nazismului, Szpilki a fost una dintre pu\u021binele reviste satirice europene care au avut curajul s\u0103 avertizeze, prin cuvinte \u0219i imagini, asupra pericolului iminent al r\u0103zboiului. Desenele publicate \u00een anii \u201930 \u0219i \u00eenceputul anilor \u201940 sunt m\u0103rturii grafice ale unei lucidit\u0103\u021bi rare \u2013 iar aceste lucr\u0103ri, pe care ast\u0103zi le putem redescoperi prin arhivele digitale sau pe contul de Instagram @metafables, par mai actuale ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Suspendat\u0103 \u00een timpul ocupa\u021biei naziste, revista a fost relansat\u0103 pe 1 martie 1945. Dar r\u0103zboiul l\u0103sase urme ad\u00e2nci: mul\u021bi dintre contributorii s\u0103i nu au supravie\u021buit lag\u0103relor de concentrare, ghetourilor sau execu\u021biilor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44035.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44035.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-44035\" 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Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44036\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Ireneusz-Parzyszek-1954-2021-Poland\/3052845951.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Ireneusz Parzyszek (1954-2021, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Ireneusz Parzyszek (1954-2021, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jacek-Rupinski-1947-2022-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Jacek Rupi\u0144ski (1947-2022, Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44037\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Jacek-Rupinski-1947-2022-Poland\/966666893.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Jacek Rupi\u0144ski (1947-2022, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"225\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Jacek Rupi\u0144ski (1947-2022, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jean-Gourmelin-1920-2011-France.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Jean Gourmelin (1920-2011, France)\" data-attachment-id=\"44038\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Jean-Gourmelin-1920-2011-France\/678784491.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Jean Gourmelin (1920-2011, France)\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Jean Gourmelin (1920-2011, France)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jeno-Dallos-1940%E2%80%932021-Hungary.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Jen\u0151 Dallos (1940\u20132021, Hungary)\" data-attachment-id=\"44039\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Jeno-Dallos-1940%E2%80%932021-Hungary\/1962603353.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Jen\u0151 Dallos (1940\u20132021, Hungary)\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Jen\u0151 Dallos (1940\u20132021, Hungary)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jerzy-Flisak-1930-2008.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Jerzy Flisak (1930 - 2008)\" data-attachment-id=\"44040\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Jerzy-Flisak-1930-2008\/3196224261.jpg?resize=424%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Jerzy Flisak (1930 - 2008)\" height=\"300\" width=\"424\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Jerzy Flisak (1930 - 2008)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jerzy-Flisak-1930-2008-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Jerzy Flisak (1930-2008, Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44041\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Jerzy-Flisak-1930-2008-Poland\/2968131954.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Jerzy Flisak (1930-2008, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"198\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Jerzy Flisak (1930-2008, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kuchnia-Polska-Agencja-Wydawnicza-Sfinks-Warszawa-1990-Jacek-Sasin-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Kuchnia Polska (Agencja Wydawnicza Sfinks, Warszawa 1990) Jacek Sasin (Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44042\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Kuchnia-Polska-Agencja-Wydawnicza-Sfinks-Warszawa-1990-Jacek-Sasin-Poland\/1158954782.jpg?resize=397%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Kuchnia Polska (Agencja Wydawnicza Sfinks, Warszawa 1990) Jacek Sasin (Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"397\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Kuchnia Polska (Agencja Wydawnicza Sfinks, Warszawa 1990) Jacek Sasin (Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Maciej-Swieszewski-born-1950Polish-painter-draftsman-professor-at-the-Academy-of-Fine-Arts-in-Gdansk.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Maciej \u015awieszewski (born 1950)Polish painter, draftsman, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk\" data-attachment-id=\"44043\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Maciej-Swieszewski-born-1950Polish-painter-draftsman-professor-at-the-Academy-of-Fine-Arts-in-Gdansk\/543237363.jpg?resize=308%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Maciej \u015awieszewski (born 1950)Polish painter, draftsman, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk\" height=\"300\" width=\"308\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Maciej \u015awieszewski (born 1950)Polish painter, draftsman, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marjan-Amalietti-1923-1988-Slovenia.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Marjan Amalietti (1923-1988, Slovenia)\" data-attachment-id=\"44044\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Marjan-Amalietti-1923-1988-Slovenia\/234944861.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Marjan Amalietti (1923-1988, Slovenia)\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Marjan Amalietti (1923-1988, Slovenia)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Maurice-Sinet-aka-Sine-1928-2016-France.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Maurice Sinet aka Sin\u00e9 (1928-2016, France)\" data-attachment-id=\"44045\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Maurice-Sinet-aka-Sine-1928-2016-France\/1591002389.jpg?resize=238%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Maurice Sinet aka Sin\u00e9 (1928-2016, France)\" height=\"300\" width=\"238\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Maurice Sinet aka Sin\u00e9 (1928-2016, France)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Un bastion cultural \u00een comunismul postbelic<\/h4>\n<p>Paradoxal, Szpilki a ren\u0103scut \u00een plin comunism \u0219i a continuat s\u0103 publice cu o anumit\u0103 libertate, navig\u00e2nd cu inteligen\u021b\u0103 limitele ideologice ale regimului. \u00cen 1953, revista a fost fuzionat\u0103 cu Mucha, o alt\u0103 publica\u021bie satiric\u0103, consolid\u00e2nd astfel un spa\u021biu unic pentru critica social\u0103 \u0219i artistic\u0103 \u00een Europa de Est.<\/p>\n<p>Tirajul a crescut la 100.000 de exemplare, iar lucr\u0103rile caricaturi\u0219tilor polonezi ajungeau s\u0103 fie premiate la festivaluri interna\u021bionale, reproduse de presa occidental\u0103 \u0219i distribuite \u00een toat\u0103 Europa.<\/p>\n<p>Arti\u0219ti precum Zbigniew Lengren, Jerzy Flisak, Antoni Chodorowski, Edward Lutczyn, Hanna Baku\u0142a sau Szymon Kobyli\u0144ski au dat na\u0219tere unui stil inconfundabil, marcat de rafinament grafic, inteligen\u021b\u0103 ironic-poetic\u0103 \u0219i o capacitate rar\u0103 de a decanta grotescul istoriei.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Genera\u021bia Sadurski \u0219i mo\u0219tenirea satiric\u0103<\/h4>\n<p>Un exemplu elocvent al influen\u021bei revistei asupra noilor genera\u021bii este caricaturistul Szczepan Sadurski, care a debutat la doar 18 ani \u00een paginile Szpilki \u2013 coinciden\u021b\u0103 sau nu, chiar \u00een ziua anivers\u0103rii sale, 9 iunie 1983. \u00centre 1983 \u0219i 1987, Sadurski a publicat aproape 300 de desene \u00een revist\u0103, inclusiv 19 coper\u021bi, stabilind un record \u00een redac\u021bie \u0219i devenind o figur\u0103 marcant\u0103 a satirei poloneze.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1985 \u0219i 1986 a fost distins cu premiile \u201eSilver Pin\u201d \u0219i \u201eGolden Pin\u201d, acordate anual pentru cele mai bune lucr\u0103ri publicate \u00een presa polonez\u0103, nu doar \u00een cadrul revistei. Aceste \u201eace\u201d \u2013 de aur, argint \u0219i bronz \u2013 deveniser\u0103 repere ale excelen\u021bei artistice \u00eentr-un climat ideologic mereu tensionat.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Declinul \u0219i arhiva din subteran\u0103<\/h4>\n<p>Anii \u201990 au adus o tranzi\u021bie dureroas\u0103 pentru presa cultural\u0103 \u0219i satiric\u0103. Dup\u0103 pr\u0103bu\u0219irea regimului comunist, Szpilki a \u00eencercat, f\u0103r\u0103 succes, s\u0103 se adapteze noilor paradigme economice \u0219i culturale. Revista a fost suspendat\u0103 definitiv \u00een 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Ast\u0103zi, arhiva digital\u0103 curatoriat\u0103 de A. Blucha (@metafables) pe Instagram re\u00eenvie spiritul revistei. Ilustra\u021biile redate \u2013 uneori explozive, uneori criptice \u2013 evoc\u0103 estetica revistelor underground precum Weirdo, pun\u00e2nd \u00een lumin\u0103 o latur\u0103 vizual\u0103 experimental\u0103, chiar psihotrop\u0103, a satirei est-europene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-44046.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-44046.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-44046\" 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Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44047\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Miroslaw-Hajnos-born-1957-Poland\/2193980140.jpg?resize=238%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Miros\u0142aw Hajnos (born 1957, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"238\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Miros\u0142aw Hajnos (born 1957, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Peter-Lautrop-1944-2019-Denmark.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Peter Lautrop (1944-2019, Denmark)\" data-attachment-id=\"44048\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Peter-Lautrop-1944-2019-Denmark\/632978074.jpg?resize=205%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Peter Lautrop (1944-2019, Denmark)\" height=\"300\" width=\"205\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Peter Lautrop (1944-2019, Denmark)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Polish-artist-Grzegorz-Stanczyk-With-an-imaginative-and-unsettling-visual-language-he-crafts-thought-provoking-narratives-that-captivate-viewers-and-readers-alike.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk\" data-attachment-id=\"44049\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Polish-artist-Grzegorz-Stanczyk-With-an-imaginative-and-unsettling-visual-language-he-crafts-thought-provoking-narratives-that-captivate-viewers-and-readers-alike\/1209287076.jpg?resize=237%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk\" height=\"300\" width=\"237\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Polish-artist-Grzegorz-Stanczyk-His-distinctive-artistic-style-often-explores-themes-of-dark-surrealism-science-fiction-and-macabre-humor.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk\" data-attachment-id=\"44050\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Polish-artist-Grzegorz-Stanczyk-His-distinctive-artistic-style-often-explores-themes-of-dark-surrealism-science-fiction-and-macabre-humor\/3214716056.jpg?resize=238%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk\" height=\"300\" width=\"238\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Polish artist Grzegorz Sta\u0144czyk<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Robert-Gernhardt-aka-Lutze-Jeman-1937-2006-Germany.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Robert Gernhardt aka L\u00fctze Jeman (1937-2006, Germany)\" data-attachment-id=\"44051\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Robert-Gernhardt-aka-Lutze-Jeman-1937-2006-Germany\/2654657527.jpg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Robert Gernhardt aka L\u00fctze Jeman (1937-2006, Germany)\" height=\"300\" width=\"231\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Robert Gernhardt aka L\u00fctze Jeman (1937-2006, Germany)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ryszard-Twardoch-1932-2007-Poland.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Ryszard Twardoch (1932-2007, Poland)\" data-attachment-id=\"44052\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Ryszard-Twardoch-1932-2007-Poland\/1417260540.jpg?resize=241%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Ryszard Twardoch (1932-2007, Poland)\" height=\"300\" width=\"241\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Ryszard Twardoch (1932-2007, Poland)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sadi-Dinccag-1919-1983-Turkey.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"\u015eadi Din\u00e7\u00e7a\u011f (1919-1983, Turkey\" data-attachment-id=\"44053\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Sadi-Dinccag-1919-1983-Turkey\/4199957292.jpg?resize=374%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\u015eadi Din\u00e7\u00e7a\u011f (1919-1983, Turkey\" height=\"300\" width=\"374\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">\u015eadi Din\u00e7\u00e7a\u011f (1919-1983, Turkey<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Saulius-Medzionis-born-1955-Lithuania.jpg?ssl=1\" data-caption-title=\"Saulius Med\u017eionis (born 1955, Lithuania)\" data-attachment-id=\"44054\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sud-est-forum.ro\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/Saulius-Medzionis-born-1955-Lithuania\/2045567678.jpg?resize=311%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Saulius Med\u017eionis (born 1955, Lithuania)\" height=\"300\" width=\"311\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Saulius Med\u017eionis (born 1955, Lithuania)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>O revist\u0103 cult\u0103 pentru un public exigent<\/h4>\n<p>Szpilki a fost mai mult dec\u00e2t o colec\u021bie de glume vizuale. A fost o cronic\u0103 ilustrat\u0103 a unui secol violent, o oglind\u0103 neiert\u0103toare a ideologiilor, un spa\u021biu \u00een care adev\u0103rul putea fi spus doar prin metafor\u0103, caricatur\u0103 sau absurd.<\/p>\n<p>\u00centr-o er\u0103 \u00een care critica e adesea confundat\u0103 cu cinismul, iar umorul cu sarcasmul facil, redescoperirea Szpilki \u00eenseamn\u0103, de fapt, reamintirea unei func\u021bii nobile a artei: aceea de a \u00een\u021bepa con\u0219tiin\u021bele.<\/p>\n<p>Referin\u021be:<br \/>\nWikipedia, Sadurski.com, desa.pl, Heels Poland, BoingBoing, Instagram @metafables<br \/>\nArhiv\u0103 grafic\u0103: Szpilki Archive via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb_send_like\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44008\"]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a world where humor is often reduced to easy jokes, \u201c<strong>Szpilki<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cNeedles\u201d) remains a poignant reminder of an era when satire not only amused, but also took a stand. Founded in 1936 in Warsaw by a trio of left-wing intellectuals \u2013 Zbigniew Mitzner, Eryk Lipi\u0144ski and Zenon Wasilewski \u2013 Szpilki was more than a satirical publication: it was a forum for critical thought, an arena where graphic art, humor and ideology confronted the brutal reality of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>Its motto, inspired by Ignacy Krasicki&#8217;s Monachomachia \u2013 &#8222;Prawdziwa cnota krytyk si\u0119 nie boi&#8221; (True virtue does not fear criticism) \u2013 became a line of strength for the editorial staff that lucidly resisted propaganda, censorship and the tragic absurdity of history.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A magazine against silence<\/h4>\n<p>With an anti-fascist ideological profile and a deep commitment to Nazism, Szpilki was one of the few European satirical magazines that had the courage to warn, through words and images, of the imminent danger of war. The drawings published in the 1930s and early 1940s are graphic testimonies of a rare lucidity \u2013 and these works, which we can rediscover today through digital archives or on the Instagram account @metafables, seem more current than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Suspended during the Nazi occupation, the magazine was relaunched on March 1, 1945. But the war had left deep scars: many of its contributors did not survive the concentration camps, ghettos, or executions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44011\"]\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A cultural bastion in post-war communism<\/h4>\n<p>Paradoxically, Szpilki was reborn in the midst of communism and continued to publish with a certain freedom, cleverly navigating the ideological limits of the regime. In 1953, the magazine was merged with Mucha, another satirical publication, thus consolidating a unique space for social and artistic criticism in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The circulation increased to 100,000 copies, and the works of Polish cartoonists ended up winning awards at international festivals, being reproduced by the Western press, and distributed throughout Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Artists such as Zbigniew Lengren, Jerzy Flisak, Antoni Chodorowski, Edward Lutczyn, Hanna Baku\u0142a or Szymon Kobyli\u0144ski gave birth to an unmistakable style, marked by graphic refinement, ironic-poetic intelligence and a rare ability to decant the grotesque of history.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>The Sadurski Generation and the Satirical Legacy<\/h4>\n<p>A telling example of the magazine&#8217;s influence on new generations is the cartoonist Szczepan Sadurski, who debuted at just 18 years old in the pages of Szpilki \u2013 coincidentally or not, on the very day of his birthday, June 9, 1983. Between 1983 and 1987, Sadurski published almost 300 drawings in the magazine, including 19 covers, setting an editorial record and becoming a prominent figure in Polish satire.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985 and 1986 he was awarded the &#8222;Silver Pin&#8221; and &#8222;Golden Pin&#8221; awards, awarded annually for the best works published in the Polish press, not only in the magazine. These &#8222;pins&#8221; &#8211; gold, silver and bronze &#8211; had become landmarks of artistic excellence in an ever-tensioned ideological climate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44018\"]\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Decline and the underground archive<\/h4>\n<p>The 1990s brought a painful transition for the cultural and satirical press. After the collapse of the communist regime, Szpilki tried, without success, to adapt to the new economic and cultural paradigms. The magazine was permanently suspended in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the digital archive curated by A. Blucha (@metafables) on Instagram revives the spirit of the magazine. The illustrations \u2013 sometimes explosive, sometimes cryptic \u2013 evoke the aesthetics of underground magazines like Weirdo, highlighting an experimental, even psychotropic visual side of Eastern European satire.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>A cultured magazine for a demanding audience<\/h4>\n<p>Szpilki was more than a collection of visual jokes. It was an illustrated chronicle of a violent century, an unforgiving mirror of ideologies, a space where the truth could only be told through metaphor, caricature or absurdity.<\/p>\n<p>In an era where criticism is often confused with cynicism, and humor with easy sarcasm, rediscovering Szpilki means, in fact, recalling a noble function of art: that of pricking consciences.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia, Sadurski.com, desa.pl, Heels Poland, BoingBoing, Instagram @metafables<\/p>\n<p>Graphic archive: Szpilki Archive via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44026\"]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Szpilki\u2013Adev\u0103rata virtute nu se teme de critic<\/h3>\n<h3>O incursiune \u00een istoria unei reviste satirice poloneze legendare<\/h3>\n<p>\u00centr-o lume \u00een care umorul e adesea redus la glume facile, \u201eSzpilki\u201d (\u201eAcele\u201d) r\u0103m\u00e2ne o amintire \u00een\u021bep\u0103toare a unei epoci \u00een care satirele nu doar amuzau, ci \u0219i luau pozi\u021bie. Fondat\u0103 \u00een 1936 la Var\u0219ovia de un trio de intelectuali de st\u00e2nga \u2013 Zbigniew Mitzner, Eryk Lipi\u0144ski \u0219i Zenon Wasilewski \u2013 revista Szpilki a fost mai mult dec\u00e2t o publica\u021bie satiric\u0103: a fost o tribun\u0103 a g\u00e2ndirii critice, o aren\u0103 \u00een care arta grafic\u0103, umorul \u0219i ideologia se \u00eenfruntau cu realitatea brutal\u0103 a secolului XX.<\/p>\n<p>Motto-ul s\u0103u, inspirat din Monachomachia de Ignacy Krasicki \u2013 \u201ePrawdziwa cnota krytyk si\u0119 nie boi\u201d (Adev\u0103rata virtute nu se teme de critic\u0103) \u2013 a devenit o linie de for\u021b\u0103 pentru redac\u021bia care a rezistat, cu luciditate, \u00eentre propagand\u0103, cenzur\u0103 \u0219i absurdul tragic al istoriei.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>O revist\u0103 \u00eempotriva t\u0103cerii<\/h4>\n<p>Cu un profil ideologic antifascist \u0219i profund angajat \u00eempotriva nazismului, Szpilki a fost una dintre pu\u021binele reviste satirice europene care au avut curajul s\u0103 avertizeze, prin cuvinte \u0219i imagini, asupra pericolului iminent al r\u0103zboiului. Desenele publicate \u00een anii \u201930 \u0219i \u00eenceputul anilor \u201940 sunt m\u0103rturii grafice ale unei lucidit\u0103\u021bi rare \u2013 iar aceste lucr\u0103ri, pe care ast\u0103zi le putem redescoperi prin arhivele digitale sau pe contul de Instagram @metafables, par mai actuale ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Suspendat\u0103 \u00een timpul ocupa\u021biei naziste, revista a fost relansat\u0103 pe 1 martie 1945. Dar r\u0103zboiul l\u0103sase urme ad\u00e2nci: mul\u021bi dintre contributorii s\u0103i nu au supravie\u021buit lag\u0103relor de concentrare, ghetourilor sau execu\u021biilor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44035\"]\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Un bastion cultural \u00een comunismul postbelic<\/h4>\n<p>Paradoxal, Szpilki a ren\u0103scut \u00een plin comunism \u0219i a continuat s\u0103 publice cu o anumit\u0103 libertate, navig\u00e2nd cu inteligen\u021b\u0103 limitele ideologice ale regimului. \u00cen 1953, revista a fost fuzionat\u0103 cu Mucha, o alt\u0103 publica\u021bie satiric\u0103, consolid\u00e2nd astfel un spa\u021biu unic pentru critica social\u0103 \u0219i artistic\u0103 \u00een Europa de Est.<\/p>\n<p>Tirajul a crescut la 100.000 de exemplare, iar lucr\u0103rile caricaturi\u0219tilor polonezi ajungeau s\u0103 fie premiate la festivaluri interna\u021bionale, reproduse de presa occidental\u0103 \u0219i distribuite \u00een toat\u0103 Europa.<\/p>\n<p>Arti\u0219ti precum Zbigniew Lengren, Jerzy Flisak, Antoni Chodorowski, Edward Lutczyn, Hanna Baku\u0142a sau Szymon Kobyli\u0144ski au dat na\u0219tere unui stil inconfundabil, marcat de rafinament grafic, inteligen\u021b\u0103 ironic-poetic\u0103 \u0219i o capacitate rar\u0103 de a decanta grotescul istoriei.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Genera\u021bia Sadurski \u0219i mo\u0219tenirea satiric\u0103<\/h4>\n<p>Un exemplu elocvent al influen\u021bei revistei asupra noilor genera\u021bii este caricaturistul Szczepan Sadurski, care a debutat la doar 18 ani \u00een paginile Szpilki \u2013 coinciden\u021b\u0103 sau nu, chiar \u00een ziua anivers\u0103rii sale, 9 iunie 1983. \u00centre 1983 \u0219i 1987, Sadurski a publicat aproape 300 de desene \u00een revist\u0103, inclusiv 19 coper\u021bi, stabilind un record \u00een redac\u021bie \u0219i devenind o figur\u0103 marcant\u0103 a satirei poloneze.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1985 \u0219i 1986 a fost distins cu premiile \u201eSilver Pin\u201d \u0219i \u201eGolden Pin\u201d, acordate anual pentru cele mai bune lucr\u0103ri publicate \u00een presa polonez\u0103, nu doar \u00een cadrul revistei. Aceste \u201eace\u201d \u2013 de aur, argint \u0219i bronz \u2013 deveniser\u0103 repere ale excelen\u021bei artistice \u00eentr-un climat ideologic mereu tensionat.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>Declinul \u0219i arhiva din subteran\u0103<\/h4>\n<p>Anii \u201990 au adus o tranzi\u021bie dureroas\u0103 pentru presa cultural\u0103 \u0219i satiric\u0103. Dup\u0103 pr\u0103bu\u0219irea regimului comunist, Szpilki a \u00eencercat, f\u0103r\u0103 succes, s\u0103 se adapteze noilor paradigme economice \u0219i culturale. Revista a fost suspendat\u0103 definitiv \u00een 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Ast\u0103zi, arhiva digital\u0103 curatoriat\u0103 de A. Blucha (@metafables) pe Instagram re\u00eenvie spiritul revistei. Ilustra\u021biile redate \u2013 uneori explozive, uneori criptice \u2013 evoc\u0103 estetica revistelor underground precum Weirdo, pun\u00e2nd \u00een lumin\u0103 o latur\u0103 vizual\u0103 experimental\u0103, chiar psihotrop\u0103, a satirei est-europene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[foogallery id=\"44046\"]\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4>O revist\u0103 cult\u0103 pentru un public exigent<\/h4>\n<p>Szpilki a fost mai mult dec\u00e2t o colec\u021bie de glume vizuale. 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