France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything.
DescriptionPolish historian, essayist and former dissident
BornOctober 17, 1946
CountryPoland
ProfessionJournalist; Writer
AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Order Of The White Eagle; Order Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Medal For Merit To Culture; Erasmus Prize; Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
