General Maurice Janin – saved the legionnaires in Siberia, but died in oblivion – part one

In our modern history, I guess there is not even a man who would do so much work for the Czechoslovak legions than General Maurice Janin. Thanks to his help, the still non-existent Czechoslovakia was able to take part in the battles of the First World War with an army of approximately 100,000 legionnaires. Such… Pokračovať v čítaní General Maurice Janin – saved the legionnaires in Siberia, but died in oblivion – part one

The Slovak border was agreed upon by Štefan Osuský

In the poll for the „Greatest Slovak“, he did not even place in the top 100 personalities. In Bratislava’s Petržalka, an inconspicuous street is named after him, where you can buy langoustines and ice cream in the summer. Slovaks know so little about a man whose signature – as the signature of a single Slovak –… Pokračovať v čítaní The Slovak border was agreed upon by Štefan Osuský

Giuliana Benzoni – Star of unused film

On the film, where President Masaryk returns from horseback riding, stands next to Masaryk’s daughter Alice in 1929. She stands back to the camera, so we don’t see her face. In none of the three great books about Štefánik from the first Czechoslovak Republic, we can’t find her story, although she was his fiancée. And… Pokračovať v čítaní Giuliana Benzoni – Star of unused film