Maksymilian Berezowski
Encyclopedia
Maksymilian Berezowski (1923 in Vilnius
– 30 July 2001 in Sopot
) was a Polish
author
, journalist
, and erudite
scholar.
Berezowski studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow
and later held the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces
.
Berezowski authored many known and widely read books. He was a popular and respected journalist specializing in international relations
and politics. He served as a correspondent for Trybuna Ludu
and the Polish Press Agency
(PAP) and was based in from 1963 to 1965 London
, as well for nine years in the United States. Berezowski was also a radio and television commentator. He held an IREX scholarship at the Center for International Studies, Princeton University
during 1977-1978 writing The role of morality in theconduct 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.
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
– 30 July 2001 in Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
author
Author
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, journalist
Journalist
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, and erudite
Erudition
The word erudition came into Middle English from Latin. A scholar is erudite when instruction and reading followed by digestion and contemplation have effaced all rudeness , that is to say smoothed away all raw, untrained incivility...
scholar.
Berezowski studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and later held the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces
Polish Armed Forces
Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland...
.
Berezowski authored many known and widely read books. He was a popular and respected journalist specializing in international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and politics. He served as a correspondent for Trybuna Ludu
Trybuna Ludu
Trybuna Ludu was one of the largest newspapers in communist Poland. It was the official media outlet of the Polish United Workers' Party and one of its main propaganda outlets.-Creation:...
and the Polish Press Agency
Polish Press Agency
Polish Press Agency is a Poland's news agency owned by Polska Agencja Prasowa S.A., distributing political, economic, social, and cultural press releases as well as events info and online news, in a similar way to Reuters, Agence France-Presse and AP....
(PAP) and was based in from 1963 to 1965 London
London
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, as well for nine years in the United States. Berezowski was also a radio and television commentator. He held an IREX scholarship at the Center for International Studies, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
during 1977-1978 writing The role of morality in theconduct of U.S. foreign policy.
He systematically visited the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 CorrespondentCorrespondentA correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
) Czytelnik (1968) - Śmierć senatora (Death of a Senator) Czytelnik (1972)
- Kariera Richarda Nixona (The Career of Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
) 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 (Morality playMorality playThe morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known as "interludes", a broader term given to dramas with or without a moral theme. Morality plays are a type of allegory in which the protagonist is met by personifications of...
with an American Angel) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1981) - Czas Reagana (The Time of ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1982) ISBN 8305111512 - Koniecznie skandal (Necessarily Scandal) (1982) ISBN 9788305111164
- Ameryka pięknych snów (America of Beautiful Dreams) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1989) ISBN 9788305122207
- Koniec epoki: wywiady Maksymiliana Berezowskiego (End of Epoch: Maksymilian Berezowski's Interviews) (1991) ISBN 9788385299103
- Ostatni imperator: cesarz, który był bogiem (Last Emperor: Caesar who was God) Instytut Prasy i Wydawnictw "Novum" (1991) ISBN 9788385299011
- Seks, łzy i polityka" (Sex, tears, and politics) (1992) Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW" ISBN 9788370664503
- Ameryka: nowy leksykon (America: a New Lexicon) Wydawn. "atla 2" (1998) ISBN 9788386882212
- Krótka encyklopedia USA (Short encyclopedia of the USA) Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa (2001) ISBN 9788371514272