Potocki and Franco, London, circa. 1939
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Part 2 of 3. Part 1 here.
Right Review
Potocki returned to England in 1935. The outbreak of the Civil War in Spain in 1936 polarized the intelligentsia and literati. Some, such as Potocki and in particular Roy Campbell,[1] identified with the rebel cause. In 1936, with funds from Aldous Huxley and Brian Guinness, Potocki bought a printing press, and began publishing his long-running literary and political journal, Right Review. Read more …
Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk:
New Zealand Poet, “Polish King,” & “Good European”
Part III
Potocki in Wellington, New Zealand, 1984
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Part 3 of 3. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.
Post-War Fascism
Directly after the war Potocki was defiantly not only pro-fascist but also expressed overtly pro-Nazi sympathies. His 1945 Christmas card To Men of Goodwill, 1945, had the “X” of “Xmas” printed as a swastika, and included a six verse poem including the words “to save his life, our William Joyce.” Read more …