Contribuţia lui Tomáš Masaryk la constituirea Republicii Cehoslovace, 1914-1918
The Contribution of Tomáš G. Masaryk to the Founding of the Czechoslovak Republic, 1914-1918
Author(s): Anca Irina IonescuSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Tomáš G. Masaryk; Czechoslovak Legions; Bolsheviks; self-determination; awareness campaign; nation state; 1918;
Summary/Abstract: The paper shows T.G. Masaryk's contribution to two major activities for the birth of the independent Czechoslovak Republic after WWI: setting up the Czechoslovak Legions in France (Nazdar), Italy and mainly Russia (Družina) and establishing diplomatic contacts at the highest level with the great power of the Entente, as well as with the US President Woodrow Wilson. A. Briand the French Prime Minister, Sir R. Cecil of Great Britain, the journalists Wickham Steed and Seton-Watson, the businessman Charles R. Crane are mentioned among Masaryk's contacts.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXVI/2018
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 12-28
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Romanian
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