Despite its name it was a national pro-establishment newspaper, but since 1990 it was an independent publication increasingly focused on local Varsovian issues.

Życie Warszawy was founded in 1944[2] as an initiative of Polish Workers' Party and/or Marian Spychalski.

During the communist era the paper was a semi-official organ of the Polish government.

][5] As of 2004 Zbigniew Jakubiec, a Polish businessman, was the owner of the paper.

[2] It was acquired by Presspublica in August 2007 and in December 2011 the newspaper and its website was integrated into Rzeczpospolita as the local press section.