It was Thursday, the 10th of July, and the audience with Marshal Stalin had been arranged for 9.30am. Masaryk and Drtina met half an hour earlier in one of the rooms of the State residence put at their disposal, but Gottwald was late. They became impatient as the minutes passed, so
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Czechoslovakia – Coup D’etat – 1947 / 1948Czechoslovakia – Coup D’etat – 1947 / 1948
With no European power left unscathed following the war, economic stagnation created a vacuum across the continent, and the US Government recognised the threats and opportunities which lay before it. In 1946, the potential for social unrest and the creeping expansionism of Communism into the West still existed across Central
Opening the Garden of Peace and FriendshipOpening the Garden of Peace and Friendship
The Lidice Rose Garden of Peace and Friendship was opened on the 19th of June 1955. People poured to Lidice from far and wide to see the spectacle. Dignitaries were present from around the world, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India; as well as other leaders from both sides