''Płomyk. Tygodnik ilustrowany dla dzieci i młodzieży'' ('Flame. Illustrated Weekly for children and teenagers') was a Polish children and teen magazine published from 1917 to 1991. It was founded by Janina Porazińska and continued in the

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. Re-established in the

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after

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, it was closed after the

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due to losses and unprofitability. During its history, its contributors included some of the top Polish authors for children and teenagers, such as Edmund Niziurski and

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