Polish Punk Behind the Iron Curtain: From Underground Guitars to Warsaw’s Zine Boom

Explore how a small group of high‑school teens in Ustrzyki Dolne sparked a punk movement that spread across Poland, defying Soviet censorship with homemade recordings, DIY pressings, and clandestine mail networks. The episode traces KSU’s early gigs, the rise of “bibuła” fanzines, the role of military surplus fashion, and how the scene survived into the post‑communist era.

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