Maksymilian Berezowski (14 May 1923 in

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– 30 July 2001 in

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) was a Polish author, journalist, and erudite scholar. Maksymilian Berezowski grób

Berezowski studied at the

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in Moscow and later held the rank of Major in the

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. Berezowski authored many known and widely read books. He was a popular and respected journalist specializing in

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and politics. He served as a correspondent for

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and the

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(PAP) and was based in from 1963 to 1965 London, as well for nine years in the United States. In 1971, he was in Canada as a visiting journalist sponsored by the Department of External Affairs. Berezowski was also a radio and television commentator. He held an IREX scholarship at the

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during 1977–1978 writing ''The role of morality in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.'' He systematically visited the United States refreshing his contacts and knowledge directly from sources in various U.S. administrations that he later wrote about in his books.

Selected books

* ''Tysiąc i druga noc'' (One thousand and two nights) (1958) * ''Lordowie i heretycy'' (Lords and Heretics) Książka i Wiedza (1966) * ''Ułani i buchalterzy, czyli gwarancje dla Polski'' Ksiazka i Wiedza (1967) * ''Wyspa dźentelmenów: dziennik korespondenta londyńskiego'' (Island of Gentlemen: Diary of a London

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) Czytelnik (1968) * ''Śmierć senatora'' (Death of a Senator) Czytelnik (1972) * ''Kariera Richarda Nixona'' (The Career of

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) Książka i Wiedza (1976) * ''Trzy Kobiety I Prezydent'' (Three Women and a President) Wydaw. Min. Obrony Narodowej (1976) * ''Bóg kocha Amerykę'' (God Loves America) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1978) * ''Moralitet z amerykańskim aniołem'' (

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with an American Angel) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1981) * ''Czas Reagana'' (The Time of

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) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1982) * ''Koniecznie skandal'' (Necessarily Scandal) (1982) * ''Ameryka pięknych snów'' (America of Beautiful Dreams) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1989) * ''Koniec epoki: wywiady Maksymiliana Berezowskiego'' (End of Epoch: Maksymilian Berezowski's Interviews) (1991) (Six major party figures, including Jaruzelski) * ''Ostatni imperator: cesarz, który był bogiem'' (Last Emperor: Caesar who was God) Instytut Prasy i Wydawnictw "Novum" (1991) * ''Seks, łzy i polityka'' (Sex, tears, and politics) (1992) Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW" * ''Ameryka: nowy leksykon'' (America: a New Lexicon) Wydawn. "atla 2" (1998) * ''Krótka encyklopedia USA'' (Short encyclopedia of the USA) Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa (2001)

References

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