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was made about Bądkowski and was shown in Gdańsk, Gdynia and Luzino and on TV. In the last few years, in addition to many commemorative gatherings, several of his books have been republished, 3 books and 3 masters thesis’s have been written about him. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his
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Gdańsk. Bądkowski authored and published about one book a year, with some being reprinted. Starting in the mid sixties, his rejection of communist rule and censorship grew stronger, to such an extent that in 1968 he openly protested with two fellow
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