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Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009)

Also known as: Leszek Kolakowski, Лешек Колаковский, لشك كولاكفسكي, 레셰크 코와코프스키, レシェク・コワコフスキ, 莱谢克·科拉科夫斯基

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