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Anne Applebaum, Preet Bharara, Zryw \ud83e\udd85, Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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  • Anne Applebaum

    Staff Writer at the Atlantic. Author of Autocracy, Inc, Twilight of Democracy, and three history books: Gulag, Iron Curtain, and Red Famine.

  • Preet Bharara

    Patriotic American. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Banned by Putin. Fired by Trump. Host, Stay Tuned & Insider podcasts.

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    Wzmacniając ludzi z misją, wspieramy rozwój Polski.

  • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    Historian of authoritarianism and propaganda. NYT Bestseller: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. Now writing: Resisting Autocracy. Consultant film & TV. Rep'd by CAA & The Gernert Company.

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