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Old 1st October 2008, 21:19
Michal Michal is offline
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Re: Munich: the road to war

Yes, Franek, you are right. Exile-President Edvard Beneš Policy during WW2 was oriented to both sides - Western Allies and Soviet Union. It is true that his role in Soviet-Polish Connection during WW2 isn´t that for what Czechs (or Czechoslovaks, it depends of angle of view) could be proud. Beneš admittings of Katyn Murders was notorious. And of course, situation was rapidly changed. In 1940 in France started to talks between Czechoslovak and Polish Exile Politicians about possibly Post-War Union (or better Confederation) of Czechoslovakia and Poland. There was also an attempt from Polish Side to create Confederation of three States - together Czechoslovakia, Poland with Lithuania. There were many reasons that this Confederation was not created. Stalin of course didn= t want to allow such Block which would come against his plans. And, in my opinion, Beneš choose to play game with both sides and tried to have the best from both.

...really, it could be for long discussion and maybe sometimes contemporary Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belorusan and Lithuanian Historians will make some serious historical Conference about all what happened between world wars...maybe...

...and about bribes I didn´t hear anything...but in face of our mentality, would not be suprised...
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