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Prasa-Książka-Ruch

Logo: Zdzislawdyrman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Communist Poland state-owned newspaper monopoly

The RSW Prasa-Książka-Ruch literally the Workers' Publishing Cooperative abbreviated to RSW "Press-Book-Movement" (Polish: Robotnicza Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"), was a state-owned newspaper monopoly in communist Poland founded on 1 January 1973 by the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). It operated a system of printing houses and distribution outlets (see also: Empik), and owned vast real estate including resort and recreation property also rented out.2 It ceased to exist in 1990.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1973Founded1

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Photo: Hubert Śmietanka, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

The RSW Prasa-Książka-Ruch literally the Workers' Publishing Cooperative abbreviated to RSW "Press-Book-Movement" (Polish: Robotnicza Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"), was a state-owned newspaper monopoly in communist Poland founded on 1 January 1973 by the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). It operated a system of printing houses and distribution outlets (see also: Empik), and owned vast real estate including resort and recreation property also rented out.2

Corporate structure

Prasa-Książka-Ruch sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Prasa-Książka-Ruch reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Polish United Workers' Party

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1973Acquired Ośrodek Badań Prasoznawczych1

Timeline

  1. Mar 22, 1990Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1973Founded Founded1
  3. 1973Acquisition Acquired Ośrodek Badań Prasoznawczych1

Sources

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