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The last years of fading communism provided an ideal environment for Poland's Catholic Church, which acted as an umbrella for dissenters of all sorts.
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Norman Davies
British
Historian
Born:
Jun 8
,
1939
Topics
Communism
,
Church
,
Environment
,
Fading
,
Poland
,
Ideal
,
Catholic
,
Catholic Church
,
Sort
,
Years
,
Provided
,
Umbrella
,
Which
,
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