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Re:Brilliant illustrations bring this 1976 Soviet edition of... by ricardobayes on Thursday August 14, 2025 @08:35AM (#44899658)
In Hungary, the Lord of the Rings book was translated by Göncz Árpád who later went on to become President of Hungary.
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Re:Brilliant illustrations bring this 1976 Soviet edition of... by michaeldoron on Thursday August 14, 2025 @10:34AM (#44900888)
Best credentials for a public servant if I ever saw one
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Re:Brilliant illustrations bring this 1976 Soviet edition of... by IAmBroom on Monday August 18, 2025 @02:15PM (#44943633)
Czechoslovakia had a poet for a president.

A very good one, Vaclav Havel, who BTW pioneered typographical poetry.

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