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The essay is an analysis of the language mechanisms and phenomena applied by Stefan Kisielewski and Antoni Słonimski to present particular characters, playing a significant role in the sociopolitical life of our country. It also allows to establish specific features of the idiolect of both publicists. Irony helps them to keep the distance from events or expose seemingly proper behaviours of public persons. However, due to evaluating, expressing opinions, they reveal to the recipient their outlook on the world, relationship towards people, various life problems, social, political and worldview-related matters. The author demonstrates that Słonimski and Kisielewski are people of brilliance and perverse humour, the masters of extremely sharp opinions, who alleviate their biting remarks with an uncommon sense of humour.