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Savage Caricature. At the same time, the Polish weekly paper Sportowiec (The Sportsman) published an article entitled "Decline of a Hero," which characterized a certain famous sports figure, identified as "P," as having a secret life that he had hidden under the mask of a fencer. The Polish weekly newspaper Literatura ran a savage caricature representing Pawlowski as a sinister spy whose fencing thrust is parried and his saber broken as he tries to gather military secrets. Such attacks on Pawlowski in the official press suggest that he may still be alive and that Polish leaders aim to prepare public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: The Broken Saber | 8/25/1975 | See Source »

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