Kisiel Prize or Kisiel Award ( pl, Nagroda Kisiela) is an annual Polish award presented in three categories:

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/public figure and

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whose actions most closely portray the spirit and beliefs of the Polish publicist and politician,

Stefan Kisielewski Stefan Kisielewski (7 March 1911 in Warsaw – 27 September 1991 in Warsaw, Poland), nicknames Kisiel, Julia Hołyńska, Teodor Klon, Tomasz Staliński, was a Polish writer, publicist, composer and politician, and one of the members of Znak, one ...

(1919-1991).

History

The award was established in 1990 by Kisielewski himself, with support of a major Polish weekly

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, ''

Wprost ''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish-language weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

''. Since Kisielewski's death in 1991, the award is being given out with the agreement of the group composed primarily of former winners of the award, Stefan Kisielewski's son Jerzy Kisielewski, and (until 2006) former Wprost's

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Marek Król. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 the award was not given out, which caused some controversy, as many former winners criticized ''Wprost'' for drifting away from Kisielewski's views.

Winners

2017 –

Jadwiga Emilewicz Jadwiga Katarzyna Emilewicz (born 27 August 1974) is a Polish politician and political scientist. In 2020, she was Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland. In 2019, she became Ministry of Development (Pola ...

Jarosław Kaczyński Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński (; born 18 June 1949) is a Polish politician who is currently serving as leader of the Law and Justice party (known by its Polish acronym PiS), which he co-founded in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, w ...

, Ryszard Pieńkowski, Mariusz Szataniak and Paweł Szataniak 2016 –

Paweł Kukiz Paweł Piotr Kukiz (born 24 June 1963) is a Polish politician, singer and actor. He is the leader of Kukiz'15, a non-partisan political alliance campaigning for single-member districts, and was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, in whi ...

Andrzej Zarajczyk Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...

, Paweł Jabłoński 2015 –

Andrzej Rzepliński Andrzej Rzepliński (born 26 November 1949) is a Polish lawyer, Professor of Jurisprudence, human right expert, member of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, a judge of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal from 2007 and its preside ...

Adam Boniecki Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as ...

Adam Kiciński Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

Marcin Iwiński CD Projekt S.A. () is a Polish video game developer, publisher and distributor based in Warsaw, founded in May 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński. Iwiński and Kiciński were video game retailers before they founded the company, whi ...

2014 – Paweł Lisicki,

Ryszard Florek Ryszard () is the Polish equivalent of "Richard", and may refer to: *Ryszard Andrzejewski (born 1976), Polish rap musician, songwriter and producer *Ryszard Bakst (1926–1999), Polish and British pianist and piano teacher of Jewish/Polish/Russian ...

2013 –

Jacek Rostowski Jan Anthony Vincent-Rostowski, also known as Jacek Rostowski (; born 30 April 1951, London), is a Polish-British economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. He was a candidate ...

Adam Michnik Adam Michnik (; born 17 October 1946) is a Polish historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, and editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper, ''Gazeta Wyborcza''. Reared in a family of committed communists, Michnik became an opponen ...

Dariusz Miłek Dariusz Miłek (born 1 February 1968) is a Polish businessman and entrepreneur, ranked the fourth-wealthiest person in Poland by ''Forbes'' magazine in 2015. He is the chairman of , Poland's largest retail company. Life He was born 1 February 19 ...

2012 –

Tadeusz Mazowiecki Tadeusz Mazowiecki (; 18 April 1927 – 28 October 2013) was a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist Polish prime min ...

Joanna Solska Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...

Tomasz Zaboklicki Tomasz is a Polish given name, the equivalent of Thomas in English. Notable people with the given name include: *Tomasz Adamek (born 1976), Polish heavyweight boxer *Tomasz Arciszewski (1877–1955), Polish socialist politician and Prime Minis ...

2011 –

Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Ewa Bieńkowska (; ''née'' Moycho; born on 4 February 1964 in Katowice) is a Polish politician who served as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Transport before being nominated as European Commission ...

Janina Paradowska Janina Maria Paradowska-Zimowska (2 May 1942 – 29 June 2016) was a Polish journalist and radio presenter. Biography Paradowska was born in Kraków. She graduated from the Faculty of Polish studies at Jagiellonian University, then studied ...

Krystyna Janda Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 197 ...

2010 –

Andrzej Mleczko Andrzej Mleczko (born 5 January 1949) is a Polish illustrator, mostly known for his satirical activities. He is also connected with painting, book illustrations, adverts, scenography and posters. He has worked with Polish and foreign magazines, in ...

Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek (born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as Pre ...

, Krzysztof Olszewski 2009 – no award 2008 – no award 2007 – no award 2006 – Marek Safjan, Wojciech Trzciński, Roman Młodkowski 2005 –

Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratica ...

, Ryszard Krauze,

Tomasz Lis Tomasz Rafał Lis (born 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra) is a Polish journalist and former TV anchor of “TVN Fakty” ("TVN Facts") and “Wydarzenia” ("Events"). Life and career Lis was born on 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra to parents Stef ...

2004 –

Jerzy Hausner Jerzy Krzysztof Hausner (born 6 October 1949, in Świnoujście) is a Polish politician and economist. He is a Member of the 4th Sejm (Parliament) of the Republic of Poland. Life Jerzy Hausner has graduated from Kraków University of Economics. ...

, Teresa Bogucka, Adam Krzanowski 2003 –

Jan Rokita Jan Władysław Rokita (, born 18 June 1959, in Kraków) is a Polish liberal politician, a member of the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament. He was chairman of the parliamentary club of the Civic Platform party from 2003 to 2005. H ...

, Roman Kluska, Janusz A. Majcherek 2002 – Krzysztof Pawłowski,

Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk ( , ; born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and was a co-founder and leader of the Civic Pla ...

Maciej Rybiński Maciej Rybiński (; 24 February 1784 in Slavuta in Wołyń, 17 January 1874 in Paris), Polish general, last chief of State of November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Ca ...

2001 – Stanisław Ciupiński, Jan Kułakowski,

Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz Rafał is the Polish form of the male given name Raphael. Rafał (Polish pronunciation: ) may refer to: *Rafał Śliż (born 1983), Polish ski jumper * Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964), Polish fiction author and journalist * Rafał Andraszak (b ...

2000 –

Irena Eris Irena Eris (or, Irena Szołomicka-Orfinger, born 13 April 1950) is a Polish pharmacist, businesswoman and the founder of Dr. Irena Eris cosmetics company. Life and career She was born on 13 April 1950 in Warsaw. She graduated from the Medical U ...

, Witold Gadomski,

Andrzej Olechowski Andrzej Marian Olechowski (; born 9 September 1947) is a Polish politician. He was one of the co-founders of liberal conservative party Civic Platform in 2001 with Maciej Płażyński and Donald Tusk. He served as Minister of Finance (1992) in th ...

1999 –

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (; 2 October 1914 – 20 January 2005) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army. He is b ...

Paweł Piskorski Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski (born 25 February 1968 in Warsaw) is a former Polish politician. He was Mayor of Warsaw from 30 March 1999 to 14 January 2002. In 1997 he was elected to the Sejm from the Freedom Union electoral list, and in 2001, aft ...

, Wiesław Uchański 1998 –

Henryka Bochniarz Henryka Teodora Bochniarz, Ph.D. (born in Świebodzin on 29 October 1947) is a Polish economist and administrator who is a former Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Poland. Bochniarz is also the founder and head of the Polish C ...

Stanisław Tym Stanisław Tym (born 17 July 1937 in Małkinia Górna, Małkinia) is a Poland, Polish, actor, comedian, journalist and satirist, as well as a film and theatre director and writer. He coproduced and starred in many films of Stanisław Bareja, ...

Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna Beata Gronkiewicz-Waltz (, born 4 November 1952) is a Polish politician and lawyer, Professor of Jurisprudence and politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw between 2006 and 2018. She is the first woman to hold this position. Life ...

1997 –

Marian Krzaklewski Marian Krzaklewski (; born 23 August 1950 in Kolbuszowa) is a Polish politician. A member of Solidarity since the 1980s, he was one of the most known and influential Polish politicians in the late 1990s, when he created the Solidarity Electora ...

, Tomasz Wołek, Czesław Apiecionek 1996 – Andrzej Bączkowski,

Sobiesław Zasada Sobiesław Jan Zasada (born 27 January 1930 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland) is a Polish rally driver and economist. He won the European Rally Championship in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, and 1972. In 1967, he was chosen ...

, Michał Zieliński 1995 –

Władysław Bartoszewski Władysław Bartoszewski (; 19 February 1922 – 24 April 2015) was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, he was a World War II resistance fighter as part of the ...

, Andrzej Woyciechowski, Antoni Majewski 1994 –

Leszek Balcerowicz Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz (pronounced ; born 19 January 1947) is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He served as Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–2007) and twice as Deputy Prime Minister of ...

Jacek Fedorowicz Jacek Jan Fedorowicz (born 18 July 1937) is a Polish satirist and actor. Early life Fedorowicz was born in pre-war Gdynia, Poland to a family of Varsovians. His parents worked for the newly developed Polish maritime economy. As a 7-year-old ...

, Mieczysław Prószyński 1993 –

Aleksander Kwaśniewski Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule, he was active in the Socialist Union of Poli ...

Janusz Lewandowski Janusz Antoni Lewandowski (; born 13 June 1951) is a Polish politician and economist belonging to the Gdańsk liberals group, and a former member of the European Parliament (elected on 13 June 2004), Chairman of the Committee on Budgets. On 27 ...

Józef Tischner Józef Stanisław Tischner (12 March 1931 – 28 June 2000) was a Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, " Solidarity" (Polish ''Solidarność''). Life Tischner was born in Stary Sącz to a Góral family and gr ...

1992 – Jerzy Giedroyć,

Jan Kulczyk Jan Jerzy Kulczyk (24 June 1950 – 29 July 2015) was a Polish billionaire businessman. He was the founder and owner of Kulczyk Holding (headquartered in Warsaw) and an international investment house Kulczyk Investments (former name: Kulczyk Inves ...

, Jan Winiecki 1991 – Bogusław Bagsik,

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (born 3 May 1951) is a Polish liberal politician and economist. A leading figure of the Gdańsk-based Liberal Democratic Congress in the early 1990s, Bielecki served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. In his p ...

Jerzy Grohman Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People ...

1990 – Janusz Beksiak, Stefan Bratkowski,

Janusz Korwin-Mikke Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (; born 27 October 1942), also known by his initials JKM or simply as Korwin, is a Polish far-right politician, paleolibertarian and author. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2018. He was the ...

, Rafał Krawczyk, Piotr Kuncewicz, Stefan Kurowski, Józef Kuśmierek, Jacek Maziarski, Krzysztof Mętrak, Kazimierz Pytko, Ernest Skalski,

Jerzy Waldorff Jerzy Waldorff-Preyss of the Nabram coat of arms (4 May 1910 – 29 December 1999) was a Polish Media Personality, media personality, public intellectual, socialite, Music criticism, music critic and a music aficionado. He wrote over twenty books, ...

Wiesław Walendziak :"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of '' L with stroke.'' Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the per ...

, Piotr Wierzbicki,

Mieczysław Wilczek Mieczysław Wilczek (25 January 1932 – 30 April 2014) was a Polish politician, chemist, and businessman who was Minister of Industry The industry minister is a cabinet position in a government. The title may refer to the head of the government ...

, Wacław Wilczyński

External links

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Official homepage of the Kisiel Prize
Polish awards

History

Winners

See also

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