Marek Szymaniak
Once thriving centres of local industry, they became overlooked victims of the rapid changes since 1989.
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Polskie “miasta zapaści” noszą blizny transformacji
Marek Szymaniak
Niegdyś prężne ośrodki lokalnego przemysłu, małe miasta stały się zapomnianymi ofiarami gwałtownych przemian po 1989 roku.
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