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27 May 2012
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Leoš Kyša
Leoš Kyša is a Czech journalist born in 1979. He is an editor at
Hospodářské noviny
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By Leoš Kyša
Poland
The irreducible autonomy of Silesia
Silesians. They have their own language, a long history and they live in one of the richest regions of Poland. Today their calls for autonomy are echoing louder and louder. When they enjoyed unexpected success in regional elections last autumn for the first time in twenty years, Warsaw woke up to a problem in its territories along the Czech border.
31 March 2011
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Hospodářské noviny
Prague
Silesians. They have their own language, a long history and they live in one of the richest regions of Poland. Today their calls for autonomy are echoing louder and louder. When they enjoyed unexpected success in regional elections last autumn for the first time in twenty years, Warsaw woke up to a problem in its territories along the Czech border.