Voltaire in XXI siecle

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Copyright: Nicu Ilie

For the cover of the Romanian version of Kjell Espmark novel, "The Voyage of Voltaire", in un unpublished version.
The complete "Voltaire in secolul XXI" article in arta.nicuilie.eu



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