BIO

Andrew Nagorski (born 1947), who was born in Scotland to Polish parents, moved to the United States as an infant and has rarely stopped moving since. He studied history at Amherst College and, in the late 1960s, was a student at Jagiellonian University. During his career at “Newsweek,” he headed bureaus in Hong Kong, Moscow, Rome, Bonn, Warsaw, and Berlin.

As an Eastern European affairs specialist, he reported on events such as the Solidarity movement. He gained prominence in 1982 when his independent, sharp commentaries led to his expulsion from the Soviet Union. He is the recipient of numerous awards and the author of bestselling books, including those published by Simon and Schuster: “The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II,” “Hitlerland,” “The Nazi Hunters,” and “1941: The Year Germany Lost the War.”

Continuing his collaboration with various publications, he was also an adjunct at the Center for Globalization and International Affairs at Bard College, teaching a course on international affairs writing. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, a former board member of the Jacksonville World Affairs Council, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Overseas Press Club. Currently, he resides in St. Augustine, Florida.