Maksymilian Berezowski Explained

Maksymilian Berezowski (14 May 1923 in Vilnius^[1] – 30 July 2001 in Sopot) was a Polish author, journalist, and erudite scholar.

Berezowski studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow and later held the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces.^[1]

Berezowski authored many known and widely read books. He was a popular and respected journalist specializing in international relations and politics.^[2] He served as a correspondent for Trybuna Ludu and the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and was based in from 1963 to 1965 London, as well for nine years in the United States.^[3] In 1971, he was in Canada as a visiting journalist sponsored by the Department of External Affairs.^[4] Berezowski was also a radio and television commentator. He held an IREX scholarship at the Center of International Studies at Princeton University during 1977–1978 writing The role of morality in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.^[5]

He systematically visited the United States refreshing his contacts and knowledge directly from sources in various U.S. administrations that he later wrote about in his books.

Selected books

• Tysiąc i druga noc (One thousand and two nights) (1958)
• Lordowie i heretycy (Lords and Heretics) Książka i Wiedza (1966)
• Ułani i buchalterzy, czyli gwarancje dla Polski Ksiazka i Wiedza (1967)
• Wyspa dźentelmenów: dziennik korespondenta londyńskiego (Island of Gentlemen: Diary of a London Correspondent) Czytelnik (1968)
• Śmierć senatora (Death of a Senator) Czytelnik (1972)
• Kariera Richarda Nixona (The Career of Richard Nixon) Książka i Wiedza (1976)
• Trzy Kobiety I Prezydent (Three Women and a President) Wydaw. Min. Obrony Narodowej (1976)
• Bóg kocha Amerykę (God Loves America) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1978)
• Moralitet z amerykańskim aniołem (Morality play with an American Angel) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1981)
• Czas Reagana (The Time of Reagan) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1982)
• Koniecznie skandal (Necessarily Scandal) (1982)
• Ameryka pięknych snów (America of Beautiful Dreams) Ksiazka i Wiedza (1989)
• Koniec epoki: wywiady Maksymiliana Berezowskiego (End of Epoch: Maksymilian Berezowski's Interviews) (1991) (Six major party figures, including Jaruzelski)^[6]
• Ostatni imperator: cesarz, który był bogiem (Last Emperor: Caesar who was God) Instytut Prasy i Wydawnictw "Novum" (1991)
• Seks, łzy i polityka (Sex, tears, and politics) (1992) Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW"
• Ameryka: nowy leksykon (America: a New Lexicon) Wydawn. "atla 2" (1998)
• Krótka encyklopedia USA (Short encyclopedia of the USA) Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa (2001)

Notes and References

1. Więź . 44 . 9–12 . Maksymilian Berezowski . CKPiW "Ruch" . 2001 . 165.
2. Book: Literatura piękna: adnotowany rocznik biliograficzny (Literature: annual annotated biographies) . Biblioteka Narodowa (Poland). Institute Bibliograficzny . 13 . Stowarzyszenie Bibliotekarzy Polskich . 1983 . 1 February 2016.
3. Book: United States Congress . Official Congressional Directory . 1985 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 976 .
4. Book: Canada Parliament House of Commons Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence . Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence . R. Duhamel, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery . 6 . 1971.
5. Web site: IREX Annual Report 1977-1978 . February 1979 . 34 . Washington, DC . International Research and Exchanges Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613102147/http://irex.org/resources/annual/IREXAnnualReport_1977-1978.pdf . 13 June 2010 . 1 February 2016.
6. Book: Taras . Raymond . Consolidating Democracy In Poland . 2019 . Routledge . 9780429719554 . 164 . 17 September 2020.