Jiří Lederer (1922–1983) – A Journalist, Dissident, Political Exile Cover Image

Jiří Lederer (1922–1983) – dziennikarz, dysydent, wygnaniec polityczny
Jiří Lederer (1922–1983) – A Journalist, Dissident, Political Exile

Author(s): Bartosz Kaliski
Subject(s): Communication studies, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Communism
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Jiří Lederer; democratic opposition; communism; Czechoslovakia; Charter 77; journalism; dissidents;

Summary/Abstract: The protagonist of the biographical sketch is Jiří Lederer, a Czech journalist, political activist, and dissident who was imprisoned several times. The author describes Lederer’s ideological roots and ideological evolution from socialism through communism, democratic socialism under the banner of Prague Spring (socialism with a human face) to forced emigration.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 263-296
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish