Polish Democratic Society Towarzystwo Demokratyczne Polskie | |
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| Abbreviation | TDP |
| Leader | Joachim Lelewel Jan Nepomucen Janowski Wiktor Heltman |
| Founded | March 17, 1832 (1832-03-17) |
| Dissolved | 1862 |
| Preceded by | Polish National Committee |
| Succeeded by | Polish Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | Paris,July Monarchy |
| Ideology | Utopian socialism Pro-independence Pro-democracy Classical radicalism Emancipation of peasants without compensation to landowners |
| Political position | Centre-left toLeft-wing |
ThePolish Democratic Society (Polish:Towarzystwo Demokratyczne Polskie orTDP) was a radicalconstitutionalist political organization established inParis by émigrés from theKingdom of Poland in 1832. While not explicitlysocialist with respect to their political program, the Democratic Society nonetheless was influenced byFrenchUtopian socialist thinking of the era and advocated the right of citizens to own land or other means of production.
The Polish Democratic Society continued in existence into the decade of the 1840s, when it was a leading voice for revolution inGalicia. It is recognized as a forerunner of the Polish socialist movement which culminated in the establishment of thePolish Socialist Party.
The Polish Democratic Society (TDP) was established in theKingdom of Poland in March 1832.[1] The first program of the TDP, a so-called "Small Manifesto," was adopted on March 17, 1832, inParis by a pair of the group's founders,Tadeusz Krępowiecki andAleksandr Puławski.[2] These individuals traced their organizational roots to earlier activity in thePolish National Committee established in 1831.
The TDP argued for the need of drastic reforms in reconstituted Poland and published an official newspaper,Demokrata Polski (The Polish Democrat). The group gained support for its cause through its official slogan, "Everything by the People and for the People."[1]
In 1846, some members of the Polish Democratic Society participated in theKraków uprising. Other notable activists includedStanisław Worcell andLudwik Mierosławski.
The TDP was eventually disbanded in 1862.
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