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Masaryk and the Germans

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T. G. MASARYK (1850–1937)

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In his book, Defender of Democracy, Emil Ludwig calls Tomáš G. Masaryk the wisest European. 1 His integrity, his good intentions were for the majority of his contemporaries beyond doubt. Under Masaryk’s influence, Czechoslovakia was a democracy and remained one until 1938 in the ocean of totalitarian regimes that surrounded her.

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  1. University of London, UK

    Harry Hanak (Reader in International Relations School of Slavonic and East European Studies) (Reader in International Relations School of Slavonic and East European Studies)

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Hahn, F. (1990). Masaryk and the Germans. In: Hanak, H. (eds) T. G. MASARYK (1850–1937). Studies in Russia and East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20576-9_8

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