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 * ... that with over 40,000 citations in scientific literature, Polish-American polymer chemist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (pictured) is one of the most cited chemists in the world?
 * ... that Polish and Italian prisoners taken by the Russians after the Battle of Krzykawka were deported to Siberia?
 * ... that the Polish anti-Nazi Pomeranian Griffin resistance organization was persecuted by the Soviets due to its strongly Catholic character?
 * ... that all five compositions for harpsichord by Iannis Xenakis, among them Komboï, were dedicated to the Polish-born harpsichordist Elisabeth Chojnacka?