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- ↑ Archy W. (December 4, 2021), “Back to those days”. Konrad Aksinowicz about the fight against his father’s alcoholism, Archys Worldys
- ↑ Konrad Aksinowicz pokazał swój film bliskim. "Była przerażona" (in Polish), WP Film, 11 December 2021