Marek Szymaniak
Niegdyś prężne ośrodki lokalnego przemysłu, małe miasta stały się zapomnianymi ofiarami gwałtownych przemian po 1989 roku.
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Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
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