Although Vladimír Krajina was one of the most important representatives of the resistance during World War II, his existence was completely erased for many years in communist Czechoslovakia. A brilliant scientific career in the Masaryk ...See moreAlthough Vladimír Krajina was one of the most important representatives of the resistance during World War II, his existence was completely erased for many years in communist Czechoslovakia. A brilliant scientific career in the Masaryk Republic, a correspondent for Benes's London government, an outlaw, a personal prisoner of K. H. Frank, a prominent politician during the Third Republic, a class enemy, an exile and a prominent Canadian ecologist. As if this life story copied the history of the Czechoslovak Republic during the twentieth century. The symbols of this journey are a gold watch by T. G. Masaryk, the highest Canadian decoration of the Order of Canada and the Order of the White Lion by Václav Havel.
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