Bohdan Urbankowski (19 May 1943 – 15 June 2023) was a Polish writer, poet, and philosopher. An opposition activist in the

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, he received several awards for his publications, most of which were published underground ('' bibuła''). Urbankowski was the author of over 40 books, including many biographies including those of

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. Urbankowski died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 80.Nie żyje pisarz Bohdan Urbankowski. Poeta i dramaturg zmarł w wieku 80 lat

Selected works

*''Dostojewski - dramat humanizmów''. 1978 *''Czerwona msza, albo usmiech Stalina'' (''The Red Mass, or Stalin's Smile''). 1995, 2011 *''Józef Piłsudski: marzyciel i strateg'' (''Józef Piłsudski: Dreamer and Strategist''). 1997 *''Trzema drogami nadziei Opowieść o wędrówkach Karola Wojtyły''. 2002 *''Poeta, czyli człowiek zwielokrotniony. Szkice o Zbigniewie Herbercie''. 2004

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