canada where a young brzezinski would see his homeland crushed, first by hitler s germany and then stalin s russia. a communist takeover that set a decades-long crusade against ussr. world war ii under the appearance of poland and the extraordinary violence in poland did affect my perception of the word. he earned a doctorate at harvard where he met and married his wife of almost 60 years, a young wellesley grad, painter and sculptor, amelia anna bennish. brzezinski would benied tenure and take his i m measurable talents to offered a permanent chair as full professor. i said thank you very much, i prefer to be where i am.