Czechoslovakia, Prague 1948. Wenceslav Square

Czechoslovakia, Prague 1948. Wenceslav Square is lined with armed Peoples Militia in celebration of the first year anniversary of Communist putsch. The new government controlled the population with fear and propaganda. Photo : Car carrying PM Antonin Zapotocky, Minster of Interior Vaclav Nosek and First Secretary of the Communist party Rudolf Slansky passes by the militia. Rudolf Slansky, one of the main organizers of Communist terror, was accused of treason and was executed in 1952 along with 9 others high politicians of Jewish descend. CTK Vinatge Photo

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