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: Represent the militia and security services who organized raids (obławy) on "enemies of the system".

While Vysotsky used "fladry" (red flags used in wolf hunting) to represent the restrictions of the Soviet system, Kaczmarski adapted the image for a Polish audience. He used the pursuit by hound dogs as a metaphor for police surveillance and state pursuit. jacek_kaczmarski_oblawa

: A reflection on the hunt twenty years later. : Represent the militia and security services who

The song was inspired by Russian bard Vladimir Vysotsky's song "Okhota na volkov" (Hunting for Wolves). Kaczmarski heard the song at a private concert in 1974. : A reflection on the hunt twenty years later

Kaczmarski expanded the theme into a series of four songs, often called the : Obława (1974) : The original escape from the hunt.

: The song calls for the defense and preservation of one's dignity, ending with the plea: "Nie dajcie z siebie zedrzeć skór!" (Don't let them strip the skin off you!). Legacy