2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/166191We show: If a bounded domain in a Stein space covers a compact complex space, it must be smooth. This give a negative answer to a question of Kollár. Furthermore, we deduce some related results.6 pages (expanded version)Complex VariablesAlgebraic Geometry32E05; 32J18text