Kurier Wileński

The courier Wileński (literally Vilna courier ) is a Polish-language daily newspaper of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is one of the most important media of the Polish minority in Lithuania. The roots of the " courier " date back to 1796. The courier Wileński is a member of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages ​​.

History

The predecessor of the newspaper was founded in 1796 in Grodno as a courier Litewski and moved a year later to Vilnius to (Polish Wilno ). In 1846 he was finally renamed to Courier Wileński and appeared - with some breaks - until 1939, when the Soviet Union together with Germany invaded Poland.

After World War II, large parts of the Polish-speaking population were forced to move from the present-day Lithuania to Poland. However, much remained in Lithuania and continued to provide in some regions the majority. On July 1, 1953 finally appeared with the Czerwony Sztandar ( Red Banner ) again a Polish -language daily newspaper in Lithuania. When the collapse of the Soviet Union loomed, the sheet was renamed in February 1990 in courier Wileński - in reference to the old " Courier ", which was published until 1939. Since the independence of Lithuania, the newspaper was able to maintain its position as an important medium of the Polish minority in Lithuania. Because the courier Wileński but is not profitable, it is partially financed by the Polish government.