Půlstoletí v české politice. Život, činnost a odkaz Jóži Davida

• Authors: Josef Tomeš

Title variants

EN

Half a century in Czech politics. The life, work and legacy of Jóža David

DE

Ein halbes Jahrhundert in der tschechischen Politik. Leben, Werk und Vermächtnis von Josef David

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This article provides a political biography of Czech National Socialist politician and journalist, Josef (Jóža) David (1884–1968), who began his political career in regional organisations of the National Social Party, before going on to figure in the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia, in the Chamber of Deputies and the legionary organisations of interwar Czechoslovakia, and taking part in major actions of exile resistance during the Second World War, reaching the position of President of the Interim and Constituent National Assemblies of Czechoslovakia between 1945 and 1948. The biography makes use of his extensive, previously unpublished memoirs, which represent a significant source not just for his biography, but also for Czech (and Czechoslovak) political history of the first half of the 20th century.

Keywords

EN

history; 20th century; Czechoslovakia; Josef David; Czech National Socialism; Czechoslovak Legion; Czechoslovak resistance in exile 1939-45; 1948 coup d’état

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 263-290
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Josef Tomeš

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic