''České slovo'' (), also known as Svobodné slovo () was a Czech

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, founded and continuously published in

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since 1907, by Publishing House Melantrich, until its cancellation in 1997. The newspaper was founded by Union of National Social Workers of National Social Party led by Václav Klofáč and

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. The newspaper was banned several times between 1915 and 1918, 1939 and 1945 and nationalised from 1948 to 1990. During the communist regime in Czechoslovakia,

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and

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published a version for the Czechoslovak exile (1955–1990). In 1990, the newspaper was renamed "Slovo" ("Word") and later was closed down due to bad privatisation of

Melantrich Melantrich (, ) was a large Czech-language publishing house connected with the Czech National Social Party. Established in 1897, the publisher remained in existence until 1999. History In 1897 the Czech National Social Party (ČSNS; no relatio ...

in 1997. One of its journalists was František R. Kraus.

References

* Libuše Pešková: ''Publikační činnost nakladatelství Melantrich od založení do vzniku 2. světové války'' (''Publication activities of Melantrich until World War II''),

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, 1975. A diploma work with complete bibliography from the 1918-38 period. (Czech) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceske slovo Defunct Czech-language newspapers Newspapers published in Prague Daily newspapers published in the Czech Republic Newspapers established in 1907 Czech National Social Party Defunct newspapers published in the Czech Republic 1907 establishments in Austria-Hungary

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