Adam Szostkiewicz, born 1952, a Krakow's Jagiellonian University graduate ( Polish philology, M.A.), an activist of Solidarity 1980-1988, political prisoner 1982, underground press journalist, joined Tygodnik Powszechny national Catholic weekly 1988-1999, served as the spokesman for Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki's presidential campaign 1990, worked for BBC Polish Section in London, joined POLITYKA weekly newsmagazine 1999 as Deputy Foreign Editor, a commentator on international relations, religion and culture for Polish national TV and radio. He's married, with two daughters, and commutes between Krakow where he's based and Warsaw where he works.