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Adam Michnik (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈmixɲik]; born 17 October 1946) is a Polish historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, as well as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza.
Adam Michnik (ur. 17 października 1946 w Warszawie [1]) – polski publicysta, eseista, pisarz, historyk i polityk. W latach 1968–1989 dysydent i jeden z głównych działaczy opozycji demokratycznej w PRL [2]. Od 1989 redaktor naczelny „ Gazety Wyborczej ”, poseł na Sejm kontraktowy (1989–1991). Kawaler Orderu Orła Białego.
Apr 2, 2015 · When Adam Michnik was still a political prisoner following the crackdown on the Solidarity trade union in his native Poland in December 1981, Czesław Miłosz wrote a foreword to a volume of Michnik’s eloquent essays and letters from prison.
Instead, he became a distinguished essayist and editor-in-chief of Poland’s second-largest newspaper, the —and would now be a member of his country’s new multi-millionaire elite...
Adam Michnik is awarded the 2006 Dan David Prize for being the journalist most associated with the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the rise of freedom in Eastern Europe. He is a significant political activist, author, intellectual, and editor, with a long admirable record – a true historical figure.
Apr 12, 2022 · “Your soul is as generous as the Ukrainian steppe,” Adam Michnik once wrote to General Czeslaw Kiszczak, one of the officials who, in 1981, had helped institute martial law in Poland.
May 11, 2022 · Michnik, a former Polish dissident and human rights activist who is editor-in-chief of one of Eastern Europe’s most popular newspapers, has won one of Spain’s most prestigious awards.
Jan 26, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024 Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross. In recent years, one democratic country after another has been tempted – sometimes fatefully so – by the allure of authoritarian populists promising to defend voters’ economic security and “traditional” values.
Adam Michnik is editor-in-chief of the Warsaw daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza. He is a recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, the Imre Nagy Award, and the Goethe Prize, among many other honors.
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Sep 8, 1998 · A hero to many, Polish writer Adam Michnik ranks among today's most fearless and persuasive public figures. His imprisonment by Poland's military regime in the 1980s...
