Cartoon show marks anniversary of Polish communist-era crackdown

Warsaw's Museum of Caricature has mounted an exhibition of historic cartoons to mark the 40th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by Poland's former communist authorities.

Warsaw's Museum of Caricature at 11 Kozia St.

Photo: Kasiul96, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Elżbieta Krajewska spoke to director of the museum, Elżbieta Laskowska, about how satire and laughter brought some brightness and hope to that dark period in Polish history.

Click on the audio player above to hear the interview.