„Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989” („Apparatus of Repression in People's Poland 1944-1989”) is an academic yearly journal aiming at deepening and propagating research on the Communist repression apparatus in so called “People’s Poland”: Department of Public Security of the Polish National Liberation Committee (Resort Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego PKWN) 1944, Ministry of Public Security (Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego), 1945-1954, Committee for Public Security (Komitet ds. Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego) 1954-1956, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych) 1956-1990, military and border protection special services, penitentiary services, Citizens’ Militia (Milicja Obywatelska), judiciary and prosecution services as well as paramilitary units.
„Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989” is a historical periodical for the representatives of humanities and social sciences dealing with the abovementioned themes.
The periodical publishes original research papers, research review papers, reviews, book overviews, source documents and biographical papers.
„Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989” is indexed in scientific journal databases:
BazHum, Biblioteka Nauki, ERIH PLUS, Index Copernicus International i Polska Bibliografia Naukowa.