KOCYNDER magazine of March 1, 1921, plebiscite in Upper Silesia

Magazine "Kocynder" No. 23, March 1, 1921 , Karol Koźlik Publishing House, Bytom, f. 25.5 x 35cm, p. 8, RARE

issue of the magazine just moments before the plebiscite on the ethnic Polish-German borderland, which was delineated in 1919 in the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I. The plebiscite was preceded by two uprisings by part of the Upper Silesian population demanding annexation to Poland. The plebiscite took place on March 20, 1921. Just over a month after the plebiscite, the Third Silesian Uprising broke out.

Pre-punched on left edge, minor losses and tears on edges, minor soiling, piece uncut, otherwise good condition.

Kocynder ("Kocynder. Czasopismo wesołe - górnośląskie") - an Upper Silesian humor and satirical monthly^, coming out in Silesian ethnolect and in Polish in 1920-1939 and after the war in 1946-1958. The newspaper played a large role during the plebiscite and the Silesian uprisings gaining great popularity among Upper Silesians. The name of the magazine means jolly or witty in Silesian [source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kocynder].