Published: 2024-12-20

Łukasz Ciepliński’s secret messages formulated in his death cell as a form of family communication during the Stalinist period

dr Weronika Juroszek
Family Forum
Section: (Dez)informacja w komunikacji rodzinnej / (Dis)information in Family Communication
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/FF/5518

Abstract

The article concentrates on biographies of the Steadfast Soldiers. They can serve as an inspiration in upbringing towards maturity. There are very few psychopedagogy works devoted to the Steadfast Soldiers. The author’s intention is to revive the scientific discussion on this subject.
The objective of the article is providing an answer to the following question: What was the role of secret messages sent by Łukasz Ciepliński from his death cell to his family?
The author applies the history-pedagogy biographical method. The part of Ciepliński’s life that coincides in Poland with the Stalinist period after WWII is analysed. The main focus of the studies are the last months of his life, spent in his death cell.
The article derives its sources from the available biography-history works as well as from Ciepliński’s secret messages to his wife and his only child – the very young Andrzej. In the communication analysis of the secret messages the four level communication model is used. According to the model, a statement of a person consists of the following levels: subject (information), self-presentation, relations, and a calling.
Results: The Ciepliński’s secret messages fulfilled the following communication roles: sharing information on the fight for Poland’s freedom, revealing information about himself (value hierarchy – God-Honour-Fatherland), expressing his longing and love for the family (relation’s level), appeal for finishing these tasks that he himself was not able to complete and for giving the priority to higher values. The appeal is particularly strongly directed at his son. Ciepliński asks him to care for his mother (Ciepliński’s wife) and work hard to become an educated man who can serve his motherland well.
Conclusions: Łukasz Ciepliński’s secret messages, formulated by a well-educated and devoted soldier, as well as a caring husband and father, can serve as guidelines for all of us, demonstrating how to implement the slogan God-Honour-Fatherland.

Keywords:

Steadfast Soldiers, Łukasz Ciepliński, secret messages, family communication, four level communication model

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Juroszek, W. (2024). Łukasz Ciepliński’s secret messages formulated in his death cell as a form of family communication during the Stalinist period. Family Forum, 14, 151–168. https://doi.org/10.25167/FF/5518
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