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Adam Gurowski

In 1843, the Marquis de Custine, lover of Gurowski's brother Ignacy, published La Russie en 1839, a polemical travelogue focusing on the Russian Empire.

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Here he gave himself to study, and for two years lectured on political economy in the University of Bern, Switzerland.

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From 1861 to 1863, he was translator in the state department at Washington, being acquainted with eight languages.

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