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Richard Bassett

RICHARD BASSETT, who was a staff foreign correspondent for The Times (London) in the 1980s and early 1990s covering central and Eastern Europe, is the author of Last Days in Old Europe, For God and Kaiser, Hitler's Spy Chief, Guide to Central Europe, The Austrians, and Balkan Hours. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Central Europe University of Budapest.

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