On Behalf of Their Homeland

Fifty Years of SVU : an Eyewitness Account of the History of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU)

• Author(s): Miloslav Rechcígl,
• Publisher: East European Monographs
• Pages: 671
• ISBN_10: 0880336307
  ISBN_13: 9780880336307
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / General , History / Europe / General , History / Europe / Eastern , Science / General ,

Description:... The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) is a unique cultural organization established to rehabilitate Czechoslovakia's image abroad, which, in 1958, had become tarnished by communism. Founded by Czechoslovak intellectuals, SVU promotes scientific and cultural activities and has set up chapters in major cities around the world. This volume, written by one of the Society's founders, details the fascinating history of the SVU over the past fifty years.