Janina Dziarnowska

Janina Dziarnowska (, 13 November 1903 – 22 December 1992) was a Ukrainian born Polish writer and translator, publicist, and expert on Soviet literature. She wrote in the style of Socialist realism in Poland. She was a member of the Communist Party of Poland then the Polish United Workers' Party.

Early life Dziarnowska was born on 13 November 1903 at Juzovka (now known as Donetsk) in Ukraine. Her father was Kazimierz Tołwiński, an engineer, and her mother was Maria Tołwiński (née Markowska). The family moved to Poland when Dziarnowska was 11 years old.

Education and early career She was educated at the Pedagogical Department of the Free Polish University in Warsaw, and became a member of the leftist Students' Union. After graduating, Dziarnowska worked as a primary school teacher in Marki near Warsaw, and then as a clerk. After the end of World War II, in 1945 she became a member of the Polish Workers' Party, known from 1948 as the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). as well as We Are From Nowa Huta (1951) which depicted the major construction project of Nowa Huta. Her novel for teenagers titled When Others Are Children was translated into German. She was known for writing in the style of Socialist realism in Poland.

From 1966 to 1971 Dziarnowska was a member of the Central Committee of Party Control of the Polish United Workers' Party. For this role she made trips across the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, including to the USSR (1963, 1965, 1970), Bulgaria (1965) and Algeria (1966, 1967). and is known as the "grand old lady of the revolution."

Awards

Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (1954) Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1964) Prime Minister's Award (1979)