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Category: The Czechs, a comicstrip
The Czechs: 1952 – How Gottwald murdered Slánský
The Communist President Gottwald is in his fourth year in power. He might have reason to be happy, but no, being under the shadow of the Soviet dictator Stalin means being in constant fear for one’s... Read More
The Czechs: 1942 – How those in London came up with the assassination of Heydrich
Czechoslovakia was one of the first countries overcome by the Nazis, but ex-President Beneš did not give up, even while exiled in Britain. It was in London that plans were laid to get rid of the hate... Read More
The Czechs: 1968 – How Dubček capitulated in Moscow
August 1968. The intervention of the armies of the Warsaw Pact finally stifles the Prague Spring. Its leaders depart for Moscow, to parley with the invaders to resolve the situation; the President of ... Read More
The Czechs: 1989 – How Havel became President
A look inside the Velvet Revolution. How did the transfer of power take place, between the Communists and the Civic Forum, led by Václav Havel? Who was playing with a clean deck and who was usin... Read More