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		ricardobayes 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1976 Soviet edition of 'The Hobbit' (2015) In Hungary, the Lord of the Rings book was translated by Göncz Árpád who later went on to become President of Hungary.

michaeldoron 4 months ago [–]

Best credentials for a public servant if I ever saw one

IAmBroom 3 months ago | [–]

Czechoslovakia had a poet for a president.

A very good one, Vaclav Havel, who BTW pioneered typographical poetry.

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