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96 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1983

"What is Central Europe? An uncertain zone of small nations between Russia and Germany. I underscore the words: small nations. (...) But what is a small nation? I offer you my definition: the small nation is one whose very existence may be put in question at any moment; a small nation can disappear, and it knows it. A Frenchman, a Russian, or an Englishman is not used to asking questions about the very survival of his nation. His anthems speak only of grandeur and eternity. The Polish anthem, however, starts with the verse: ‘Poland has not yet perished’...”