Sociální demokrat a novinář Emil Kutscha

• Authors: Rataj Michael

Title variants

EN

Social Democrat and Journalist Emil Kutscha

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Emil Kutscha, native of Moravice, an important representative of Social Democratic Party of Germany (DSAP) in Silesia worked in Opava in 1918–1937 and spent the remaining months till his escape from the border area occupied by Germans on 1st October 1938 in Krnov. He was a member of the local authority in Opava and in 1923‒1938 a party district secretary; in 1930 he also became the member of the party presidium. In the 1930 he was a member of the party directorate of printing works and publishing house Vorwärts. He deputized for the publisher in the editorial board of the party paper „Volkspresse“ published in Opava, and so he could have influence the content of the newspapers significantly. In his articles he acted as uncompromising critic of Nazis.

Keywords

EN

Volkspresse; Deutsche Sozial demokratische Arbeiterpartei in der Tschechoslowakei; newspaper; Canada; journalist; Opava; Troppau; Silesia

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Silesian Museum, Czech Republic
• Journal: Časopis Slezského zemského muzea. Série B, Vědy historické (Silesian Museum Journal. Series B - History)
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 35-48

Contributors

author

Rataj Michael