Communist Coup d’etat in Prague

Communist Coup d’etat in Prague

Czechoslovak Coup in Prague

On February 25, 1948, Czechoslovakia, the last democracy in Eastern Europe, was taken over by the Communist Party, giving more power to the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. They organized Czech industry, ran anti-American propaganda and prohibited people from emigrating. Read Charles Novacek’s riveting, first person account of his work in the Czech Resistance against the Communist “invaders” in BORDER CROSSINGS: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance.

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