such contrasts as a stay in a humble peasant's hut and a dinner in state with Stalin at the Kremlin. The New York Times wrote that Pruszyński "possesses a knowledge of Russian language, culture and history shared by very few recent foreign visitors to the Soviet Union. Add to this a keenly observant eye, a style that is always readable and sometimes brilliant, and one has the ingredients of one of the most informative books that have appeared on the Soviet Union at war.". He wrote about Gdańsk in 1946 after its destruction and reminisce about pro-war attitude of the citizens of Gdańsk in 1939. Between 1948-1950 he was a diplomatic representative (poseł) of PRL in the Netherlands. At that time, he was associated with a Polish poet Julia Hartwig. He died in unexplained circumstances on 13 June 1950 in a car accident in Rhynern, south of Hamm, about 50 miles northeast of Düsseldorf. He was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow. Married to Maria Meysztowicz, he had three children: Aleksander, Maria and Stanisław (Stash). Ryszard Kapuściński said of Pruszyński that thanks to him reportage has become not only the product of the eye, but also of the mind. Selected bibliography Works available in English Polish Invasion (London 1941, Edinburgh 2010) - about the mutual impact of Poles and Scots in wartime Scotland Poland Fights Back (London 1941, New York 1944) Russian Year (as Xavier Pruszyński, New York 1944) - about Russia Adam Mickiewicz: The Life Story of the Greatest Polish Poet (1950) - about Adam Mickiewicz Works currently unavailable in English Sarajewo 1914, Szanghaj 1932, Gdańsk 193? (1932) - about Gdańsk before the Second World War Palestyna po raz trzeci (1933) - about Palestine Podróż po Polsce (1937) - about Poland W czerwonej Hiszpanii (1937) - about the Spanish Civil War Droga wiodła przez Narvik (1941) Księga ponurych niedopowiedzeń (1941) 1000 mil od prawdy (1941) Walczymy (1943) Margrabia Wielopolski (1944) - about Aleksander Wielopolski Trzynaście opowieści (1946) Karabela z Meschedu (1948) Opowieść o Mickiewiczu (1956) - about Adam Mickiewicz Wybór pism publicystycznych (volumes 1-2, 1966) - a selection of articles about Poland, Europe and the USA Wybór pism 1940-1945 (1989) - a selection of articles originally published in newspapers between 1940 and 1945 Publicystyka. Tom 1. 1931-1939. Niezadowoleni i entuzjaści (1990) - a selection of articles originally published in newspapers between 1931 and 1939 Publicystyka. Tom 2. 1940-1948. Powrót