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Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because th

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"Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because there were a lot of Italian communities there. And of course there were a lot of Russians"

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

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This quote is written / told by Ryszard Kapuscinski somewhere between March 4, 1932 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from Poland. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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