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Walesa Reminisces at the 92nd Street Y

JL;DR SUMMARY Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, shared his unique insights and anecdotes at the 92nd Street Y, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Poland's Solidarity movement. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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92nd Street YPolandUnHolocaust RemembranceGlobal PoliticsAriel SharonCommunismSolidarity MovementLech Walesa

Places mentioned

Poland
"Communism fits Poland like a saddle on a pig, Lech Walesa said in a September 28 conversation with James F. Hoge Jr., editor of the journal Foreign Affairs."
Germany
"Lauding Germanys discipline and democracy, he said: Wed have trouble traveling without their cars."
Russian Federation
"Russia was never able to function without an outside enemy."
China
"A similar question from the audience led Walesa to pontificate about Chinas demographic and economic development!"
New York, United States
"The event was held in New York at the Marriott Marquis."
Greece
"Some went to his impoverished family in Greece."
Kearny, Nebraska, United States
"The rest he invested in the proverbial Greek restaurant open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for 25 years in Kearny, Neb."
Australia
"Alexander Downer, Australias minister for foreign affairs, accepted the foundations World Statesman Award on behalf of Prime Minister John Howard."

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