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Wednesday, 20 May 2020

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"He returned to his homeland after the war but following the Russian suppression of the Czech Spring, he resigned from the communist party."

It took tanks in the streets for him to quit the communist party. I guess Hungary 1956 didn't bother him. I saw Prague not long after The Event. Buildings were still riddled with bullet holes and divots from tank shells. It makes an impression.

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