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Czech Culture in the Struggle Against Fascism in World War II

Czech Culture in the Struggle Against Fascism in World War II ARTICLES PAVLA VOŠAHLÍKOVÁ (Prague, � SFR) CZECH CULTURE IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FASCISM IN WORLD WAR II World War II was not only a conflict between mighty armies and economic systems but also one among various political doc- trines and beliefs. In this ideological struggle fascism was posed by views rooted in democratic and humanistic cultural tra- ditions. This polarization of forces was not the starting point but rather the result of many political and military struggles during World War II. First of all, world public opinion had to become aware of what fascism was. This awareness was not quickly or easily achieved. This essay will discuss the rising conscious- ness among the Czech public of the fascist threat to the First Czechoslovak Republic, and especially the response and resis- tance of many cultural workers in Czech literature and the arts to the Nazi occupation that began in March 1939 and ended only with Germany's defeat in 1945. The annexation of Austria to Germany (1938); the occupation of the border regions of Czechoslovakia, and later its complete de- struction as an independent State (1938, 1939); the Nazi conquest of Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France (1939-1940); the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png East Central Europe Brill

Czech Culture in the Struggle Against Fascism in World War II

Vošahlíková, Pavla
East Central Europe , Volume 17 (1): 131 – Jan 1, 1990
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© 1990 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0094-3037
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10.1163/187633090X00049
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ARTICLES PAVLA VOŠAHLÍKOVÁ (Prague, � SFR) CZECH CULTURE IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FASCISM IN WORLD WAR II World War II was not only a conflict between mighty armies and economic systems but also one among various political doc- trines and beliefs. In this ideological struggle fascism was posed by views rooted in democratic and humanistic cultural tra- ditions. This polarization of forces was not the starting point but rather the result of many political and military struggles during World War II. First of all, world public opinion had to become aware of what fascism was. This awareness was not quickly or easily achieved. This essay will discuss the rising conscious- ness among the Czech public of the fascist threat to the First Czechoslovak Republic, and especially the response and resis- tance of many cultural workers in Czech literature and the arts to the Nazi occupation that began in March 1939 and ended only with Germany's defeat in 1945. The annexation of Austria to Germany (1938); the occupation of the border regions of Czechoslovakia, and later its complete de- struction as an independent State (1938, 1939); the Nazi conquest of Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France (1939-1940); the

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Published: Jan 1, 1990

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