Karol Modzelewski
Karol Modzelewski | |
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| Born | 23 November 1937 |
| Died | 28 April 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | historian, writer, politician |
| Awards | Legion d'Honneur (2016) Nike Award (2014) Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2007) Order of White Eagle (1998) |
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Karol Cyryl Modzelewski (23 November 1937 – 28 April 2019) was a Polish historian, writer, politician and academic of Russian origin, one of the leading figures of the democratic opposition in the Polish People's Republic from the 1960s to the 1980s.