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Tomasz Krzysztof Sommer (born 16 October 1972 in Puławy, Poland) is a Polish writer, journalist and publisher, editor-in-chief of weekly magazine Najwyższy Czas!. Sommer graduated from the University of Warsaw Department of Journalism and Political Science, and received his Ph.D. in sociology at the School of Social Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy and Sociology. [1]
Sommer began his career writing for Warsaw daily Express Wieczorny. Later, he worked as a journalist for Academic Weekly "Auditorium" and newspapers Nowy Świat, and Życie. In 1995 he became a contributing writer to weekly magazines Najwyższy Czas!, and Lux. In the following year, Sommer became the Editor-in-chief of Lux and subsequently, deputy chief of Najwyższy Czas! (1996–1999 and 2004–2007); and its Editor-in-chief (in 1999–2003 and, from 2007 until now). [2] He also writes for the Foreign Department of Super Express. In 2002 Sommer co-founded 2S Media group which owns the monthly GIGA Sport, published also in German since 2004 as the GIGA Sport – Deutschland. In 2007, along with business partners, Sommer took over the weekly magazine Najwyższy Czas!. [2]
Sommer is the vice-president of the Globalization Institute, a free-market think tank based in Gliwice. [3]
In 2009 Sommer ran in European Parliament elections, on the list of KW Libertas for Gdańsk constituency, and in 2010 became involved with political party Wolność i Praworządność ( Freedom and Lawfulness) during elections for Warsaw city hall. [4]
Sommer wrote a book entitled Rozstrzelać Polaków. Ludobójstwo Polaków w Związku Sowieckim w latach 1937–1938. Dokumenty z Centrali (Execute the Poles: The Genocide of Poles in the Soviet Union (1937–1938). Documents from Headquarters"), devoted the Polish Operation of the NKVD. [5] [6] [7]
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