A mistake that leads to a game-changing moment

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Because this is not the end of Konwicki's activities! Shortly after the war, he turned to journalism. In 1946, he made his debut as a reporter and cartoonist at the same time, later he devoted himself to proofreading and technical editing in other Polish weekly newspapers. And he still felt like a "nobody." Why? Because despite many activities, none of them resulted from his dreams. The current reality bothered him, he wanted a change, but he couldn't make it while dealing with so many things. This realization brought the first moment that turned his world upside down.

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As befits a true Game Changer, trying to bring about change in the existing world, Konwicki wanted something more than the gray post-war reality. In the 1950s, he joined the Polish United Workers' Party and believed he could change Poland.

However, being an ideological communist did not stop at agitation, e.g. by creating propaganda works such as the famous "On Construction". As a worker, he participated in the construction of Nowá Huta.

You can ask me: listen, do you regret this period, this commitment? I don't know if I regret it. (…) Mistakes are sometimes beneficial. Human errors are subtle. They make him more attentive to his surroundings and the world. One does not fall into demagoguery and satisfaction with what one imagined (…). Mistakes teach us not to trust ourselves and the world. – Konwicki confessed to Janusz Anderman in the movie "What am I doing here?" from 2009.
And it was this mistake – engaging in socialist realism – that was truly the breakthrough moment.