Galician periodicals for children and youth 1848-1866

The subject of the article is a systematic outline of the first stage of the development of the Galician press for children and young people (1848-1866). The paper uses historical methods and quantitative content analysis of magazines (combined sample N = 241). The analysis of sources indicates that 5 such titles were published in Galicia during the period under study. The majority (4) were periodicals intended for children: the first " Przyjaciel Dzieci" (Lviv 1848-1852), "Dzwonek" (Lviv 1850-1851), the second "Przyjaciel Dzieci" (Lviv 1861-1866) and "Skarbczyk Domowy" ( Cracow 1863). Only one title was addressed to young people: "Czytelnia dla Młodzieży" (Lviv 1861-1862). Qualitative analysis convinces that the profile of Galician magazines aimed at young readers was diverse. All children's magazines were conservative, and their editors continued the given patterns, while the press for young people represented by "Czytelnia dla Młodzieży" was far ahead of its time.