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After 1945 what happened was rather the opposite: with one major exception boundaries stayed broadly intact and people were moved instead.
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Tony Judt
Age: 62 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 2
Died: 2010
Died: August 6
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Tony Robert Judt
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