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National Labour Party (Czechoslovakia, 1938)
The National Labour Party (''Národní strana práce'') was one of two identically named parties in Czechoslovakia. It was founded on 11 December 1938 as a merger of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party with the left wing of the Czechoslovak National Social Party. The purpose of the party was to unify the non-communist left and, within the framework of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, to function as a democratic opposition against the authoritarian tendencies of the Party of National Unity, which constituted the government. An identically named party (''Národní strana práce'') had previously existed in Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1930. The National Labour Party was forced to disband in late March 1939, after the liquidation of Czechoslovakia as an independent state. 38 members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia belonged to the National Labour Party. These were Ján Bečko, Rudolf Bechyně, Ferdinand Benda, Karel Brožík, Ivan Dérer, František Dlouhý, Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Party Of National Unity (Czechoslovakia)
The Party of National Unity () was a party created on 21 November 1938 in the Czech Republic, Czech part of Czechoslovakia after the occupation of large parts of the country by Germany (Munich Agreement) and Hungary (First Vienna Award) as a last attempt to unify forces to save Czechoslovakia from disappearing. Its Slovak equivalent in the Slovakia, Slovak part of Czechoslovakia was the Slovak People's Party, Hlinka's Slovak Peoples Party - Party of Slovak National Unity created on 8 November. It included most then-existing Czech political parties - including the Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants, Czechoslovak People's Party, National Unification (Czechoslovakia), National Unification, Czechoslovak Traders' Party, and National Fascist Community, with minor parties like the National League (Czechoslovakia), National League, Czechoslovak Christian Social Party, National People's Party (Czechoslovakia), National People's Party and part of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Labour Party (1925)
The National Labour Party () was a liberal party created in September 1925 in Czechoslovakia. It was created from the split of the left-liberal part of Czechoslovak National Democracy. Central personalities of the party were Jan Herben and party chairman Jaroslav Stránský. In 1925 parliamentary elections party got only 1.38% of the votes. Since 1926, the party cooperated with, and in 1930 merged with the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party. The party was supported by public figures like Karel Čapek and Ferdinand Peroutka. See also *History of Czechoslovakia With the collapse of the Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, the independent country of CzechoslovakiaEdited by Keith Sword ''The Times Guide to Eastern Europe'' Times Book, 1990 p. 53 ( Czech, Slovak: ''Československo'') was formed as ... References {{Authority control Political parties in Czechoslovakia 1925 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1930 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia Political pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Red (color)
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Betty Karpíšková
Betty Karpíšková (14 June 1881 – 31 October 1942) was a Czechoslovakian politician. In 1920 she was one of the first group of women elected to the Chamber of Deputies. A prominent member of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party (ČSDSD), she remained in parliament until 1939. She was killed in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Biography Karpíšková was in the Žižkov district of Prague in 1881. She joined the ČSDSD, becoming a member of its local and district committee in Kolín, where she also served as a municipal councillor. In 1919 she became editor of the ''Ženské noviny'' periodical, and served as its editor-in-chief from 1921 until 1938. In 1920 Karpíšková was a ČSDSD candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in the parliamentary elections, and was one of sixteen women elected to parliament.Aleš Ziegler (2011Úloha ţen v prvních československých parlamentních volbách roku 1920 pp85, 88–89 101 She was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jaromír Nečas
Jaromír Nečas (17 November 1888 in Nové Město na Moravě – 30 January 1945 in Merthyr Mawr) was a Czech politician. He was one of the leading figures in the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Subcarpathian Rus'. He was elected to the Czechoslovak National Assembly in 1924 and 1925 from the Užhorod constituency (which had nine parliamentary seats), as a candidate of the joint list of the Subcarpatian and Czechoslovak social democratic parties.Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 – 19'. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 330Magocsi, Paul R., and I. I. Pop. Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture'. Toronto: University of Toronto Press The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press. Although it was founded in 1901, the press did not actually publish any books until 1911. The press originally printed only examination books and the university calendar. Its first s ..., 2002. p. 468 References 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alfréd Meissner
Alfréd Meissner (April 10, 1871 – September 29, 1950) was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak politician and member of the Czech Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party in the First Czechoslovak Republic. He was elected to the National Assembly and served twice as Minister of Justice and twice as Minister of Social Welfare of the republic. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He survived the Holocaust, and after the war he returned to Prague where he died at the age of 79. Life Alfréd Meissner was born in Mladá Boleslav, a city about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northeast of Prag, on April 10, 1871, in what was then the Kingdom of Bohemia, a crown-land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied law at the University of Vienna and the Charles University in Prague, University of Prague. After obtaining the degree of Doctor of Law, he worked as a lawyer in Prague. In 1898 he join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bohumil Laušman
Bohumil Laušman (30 August 1903, Žumberk, Kingdom of Bohemia – 9 May 1963, Prague) was a Czech Social Democratic Party, Czech Social Democratic politician. During World War II he was in exile in Great Britain, where he was a member of the Czechoslovak government in exile. He returned after the war and was Minister of Industry from 1945 until he was elected chairman of the Social Democratic party in 1947. In 1949 he went to exile again - via Yugoslavia to Austria. He was kidnapped from exile in Austria by the Czech StB in 1953, imprisoned in Czechoslovakia and died "in unclear circumstances" in Ruzyně Prison in Prague in 1963. References The Man Between, ''Time (magazine), Time'', Monday, May. 31, 1954. History of the Ministry of Industry and Trade , official webpage. 1903 births 1963 deaths People from Žumberk People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Leaders of the Czech Social Democratic Party National Labour Party (1938) politicians Government ministers of Czechoslovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Nazi Germany, while the country lost further territories to First Vienna Award, Hungary and Trans-Olza, Poland (the territories of southern Slovakia with a predominantly Hungarian population to Hungary and Zaolzie with a predominantly Polish population to Poland). Between 1939 and 1945, the state ceased to exist, as Slovak state, Slovakia proclaimed its independence and Carpathian Ruthenia became part of Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary, while the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed in the remainder of the Czech Lands. In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, former Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš formed Czechoslovak government-in-exile, a government-in-exile and sought recognition from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive as disadvantaged relative to others as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished, through radical means that change the nature of the society they are implemented in. According to emeritus professor of economics Barry Clark, supporters of left-wing politics "claim that human development flourishes when individuals engage in cooperative, mutually respectful relations that can thrive only when excessive differences in status, power, and wealth are eliminated." Within the left–right political spectrum, ''Left'' and ''right-wing politics, Right'' were coined during the French Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Antonín Hampl
Antonin, Antonín, and Antoñín are masculine given names. Antonín, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, and French-speaking countries, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñín, a Spanish name in use in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, is a diminutive form of Antonio. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with these names include: Given name: Antonin *Antonin Artaud (1896–1948), French theatre director, writer, actor, and artist * Antonin Bajewski (1915–1941), Polish Franciscan friar * Antonin Baudry (born 1975), French diplomat * Antonin Berruyer (born 1998), French rugby union player * Antonin Berval (1891–1966), French film actor * Antonin Besse (1877–1951), French businessman * Antonin Bobichon (born 1995), French footballer * Antonin Brémond (died 1755), French Master of the Order of Preachers * Antonin Carlès (1851–1919), French sculptor * Antonin Cloche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Left-wing Nationalism
Left-wing nationalism or leftist nationalism (in certain contexts also called popular nationalism by those who do not adhere to the left-right plane, or in contrast to conservative nationalism) is a form of nationalism which is based upon national self-determination, popular sovereignty, and left-wing political positions such as social equality. Left-wing nationalism can also include anti-imperialism and national liberation movements.Smith 1999, 30. Left-wing nationalism often stands in contrast to right-wing politics and right-wing nationalism. Overview Some left-wing nationalist groups have historically used the term '' national socialism'' for themselves, but only before the rise of the Nazis or outside Europe. Since the Nazis' rise to prominence, ''national socialism'' has become associated almost exclusively with their ideas and it is rarely used in relation to left-wing nationalism in Europe, with ''nationalist socialism'' or ''socialist nationalism'' being pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Social Democracy
Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, social democracy has taken the form of predominantly capitalist economies, a robust welfare state, policies promoting social justice, market regulation, and a more Redistribution of income and wealth, equitable distribution of income. Social democracy maintains a commitment to Representative democracy, representative and participatory democracy. Common aims include curbing Social inequality, inequality, eliminating the oppression of Social privilege, underprivileged groups, eradicating poverty, and upholding universally accessible public services such as child care, Universal education, education, elderly care, Universal health care, health care, and workers' compensation. Economically, it support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
