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- ↑ "prof. Leszek Zasztowt" (in Polish).
- ↑ "Members of the Board of Mianowski Fund".
- ↑ "Prezydium Zarządu wybrane 19 grudnia 2016 r." (in Polish).
- ↑ "Past ISEEES Visiting Scholars - University of California, Berkeley". Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Research Centre for the History of East Europe".
- ↑ "Prof. Leszek Zasztowt" (in Polish).
