Monitor (Polish newspaper)
The Monitor was one of the first newspapers in Poland, published from 1765 to 1785, during the Polish Enlightenment.
Founding[edit]
Monitor was founded in March 1765 by Ignacy Krasicki and Franciszek Bohomolec, with active support from King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It came out weekly, later semi-weekly. Its title was a tribute to the "small" Monitor published by Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.
Themes[edit]
Inspired by the English Spectator and the spirit of rationalism and religious tolerance, Monitor has contributed to a negative view of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under the Wettin dynasty. The Monitor advocated reforms and criticized a degenerate Sarmatian culture and the abuses of "Golden Liberty."
Editors[edit]
See also[edit]
- Fables and Parables
- Gazeta Narodowa i Obca
- Gazeta Warszawska
- Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny
- Zabawy Przyjemne i Pożyteczne (Pastimes Pleasant and Profitable)
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