In modern

Polish culture The culture of Poland () is the product of its Geography of Poland, geography and distinct historical evolution, which is closely connected to History of Poland, an intricate thousand-year history. Poland has a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic ma ...

there is

nostalgia Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word ''nostalgia'' is a neoclassical compound derived from Greek language, Greek, consisting of (''nóstos''), a Homeric word me ...

for some aspects of life in the

Polish People's Republic The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. ...

(, PRL), the communist period of the country's history between 1947 and 1989. As with other manifestations of

communist nostalgia Communist nostalgia, also called communism nostalgia or socialist nostalgia, is the nostalgia in various post-communist states of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia for the prior communist states.Bartmanski, DominikSuccessful icons of failed ...

, for people who lived during the period of the PRL, the two major factors that cause PRL nostalgia are a dissatisfaction with the present and memories of a happily recollected past. Businesses were quick to respond to the phenomenon by renewing the manufacture of products from PRL times, such as

warm ice cream Warm ice cream () is a Polish dessert made of egg white-based mousse topped by syrup, chocolate, or other topping, and presented in a waffle cup, resembling soft serve ice cream, and as such giving name to the dessert. Relatively cheap, it is a ...

Polo-Cockta Polo-Cockta (sometimes written as ''Polo Cockta'' or ''Polo-Cocta'') is a Polish cola drink introduced in the 1970s. Polo-Cockta was introduced as a substitute for the original Coca-Cola, which was unavailable in Polish shops due to limits on exp ...

podpiwek Podpiwek is a Polish and Lithuanian Soft drink, non-alcoholic beverage (even though it contains a small amount of alcohol, about 0.5%). It is usually made from grain coffee, hops, yeast, water and sugar, which undergo fermentation. Often created ...

, Junak motorcycles, and Ludwik laundry detergent."Products Create Market for Communist Nostalgia in Eastern Europe"
''Spiegel Online'', February 28, 2005

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Communism Museum, Warsaw
Polish People's Republic Culture of Poland Retro style {{Poland-stub

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