„Obywatel Kraju” - życie i działalność Romana Skirmunta
“The Citizen of the Country” - Raman Skirmunt’s Life and Activity

Summary/Abstract: Alexandr Smalianchuk, a renowned and respected Belarusian historian, wrote a book important not only for the Belarusian historiography but also for the Polish one. In a captivating and unordinary way, it presents the fi gure of an interesting and original man who, in his love for his Country, combined both the Polishness and Belarusness as two integral elements of his personality. We have been given the book that presents the life and activity of this politician and social activist most fully. It seems that its author is too modest in writing in his conclusions that “I am not sure that I have come to discover the secret of Raman Skirmunt’s life.” In my opinion, Smalianchuk wrote a brilliant book that keeps the reader’s attention to the end. A precise, scientific vocabulary does not affect the reader’s desire to find out what is on the next page of the biography. It is not easy to combine a scholarly description with an intriguing narrative.

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