In Polish historiography on radio in the Stalinist period, the official propaganda broadcast by Polish Radio is very often juxtaposed with the free and unbiased broadcasting of Radio Free Europe (RFE), which can create the impression that RFE was the only source of information in Poland and tends to diminish the importance of Polish Radio. In fact, both broadcasting institutions were crucial players in Cold War warfare, which was described by George F. Kennan in terms of Clausewitz's “fog of war.” Indeed, both RFE and Polish Radio were listening to each other through the Iron Curtain because “white propaganda” (along with the intelligence obtained from political refugees) was one of the most important sources of information. The two broadcasting stations were more alike than we are willing to admit. For instance, the Polish section of RFE mimicked the post‐war strategy of Polish Radio. While the latter pretended to be the continuation and successor of the pre‐war institution, RFE's propaganda shaped the programme of Polish Radio for many years. Using this case study on RFE's attitude toward Poland's western borders along the Odra and Nysa Rivers, I show how these two opposing broadcasting stations functioned within an endless propaganda feedback loop.

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通过铁幕聆听：“战争迷雾”中的RFE和波兰电台

在斯大林时期的无线电史学中，波兰广播电台的官方宣传经常与自由欧洲电台（RFE）的免费和无偏见广播并列，这可能会给人留下印象，即RFE是波兰唯一的信息来源并趋于削弱波兰电台的重要性。实际上，两个广播机构都是冷战战争中的关键角色，乔治·肯南（George F. Kennan）用克劳塞维茨（Clausewitz）的“战争迷雾”来形容。实际上，RFE和波兰广播电台都通过铁幕互相倾听，因为“白色宣传”（以及从政治难民那里获得的情报）是最重要的信息来源之一。这两个广播电台比我们愿意承认的更为相似。例如，RFE的波兰部分模仿了波兰电台的战后策略。后者伪装成战前机构的延续和继任者，而RFE的宣传使波兰广播电台的节目形成了许多年。通过本案例研究，RFE对奥德拉河和涅萨河沿岸的波兰西部边界的态度，向我展示了这两个相对的广播电台如何在无尽的宣传反馈回路中发挥作用。