Jan Masaryk
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Jan Garrigue Masaryk was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest,
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Grave of the Masaryk family in Lány cemetery
Memorial plaque with Masaryk's quote "Pravda vítězí, ale dá to fušku" (The truth prevails, but it's a chore). It is a reference to the Czechoslovak national motto Pravda vítězí (Truth prevails).
Jan Masaryk with Laurence Steinhardt, the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
Defenestration
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Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the
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…remained in his position despite being a non-communist, but was found dead on 10 March in disputed circumstances, having either committed suicide or been defenestrated. Born in Prague, he was the son of professor and politician Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (who became the first president of Czechoslovakia in 1918) and…
Matthäus Merian's impression of the 1618 Defenestration of Prague
The defenestration of the Biblical Queen Jezebel at Jezreel, by Gustave Doré
Giorgio Vasari's impression of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
A stuntman diving out a window