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 …
Can you read the return address on this envelope? Recently mailed from the Czech Republic, it arrived damaged – having been water-soaked, dried and stuck together. Had to steam it open. It came from an elderly man I corresponded with last year. I was referred to him as someone knowledgeable on World War II Czech …
After reading Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance many people ask: What gave Charles the strength to stay alive and accomplish so much? Or, what motivated you to publish and promote Charles’ book? Madeleine Albright got the answer right in her endorsement of the memoir: “Novacek’s experience as a Hungarian-speaking Czecho-Slovak patriot …
“Yalta initiated the era of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, which lasted until the end of the Cold War and left bitter memories of Western betrayal and Soviet dominance in the collective memory of the region.” My husband Charles wrote his memoir to tell his personal story. He also wrote to tell the story of …
