Comrades or intruders? Cover Image

Soudruzi, nebo vetřelci?
Comrades or intruders?

About the life of foreigners in Czechoslovakia shown on the case of yugoslavian emigration.

Author(s): Ondřej Vojtěchovský
Subject(s): History of Communism
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: communism; refugees; Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia; Italy

Summary/Abstract: It is known that Czechoslovakia was the country many people have fled from. Mostly because the Communist oppression. But less known is the fact that to Czechoslovakia fled persecuted Communists from states like Italy or Yugoslavia. The government gave them background and in the context of a socialist block a high standard of living also. If, however, they did not want to assimilate, they stayed at the level of refused foreigners.

  • Issue Year: XI/2017
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 24-32
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech