Rudolf Slansky

Rudolf Slansky was born in 1901, his origin was Jewish, his whole family was killed in concentration camps. Rudolf Slansky survived WWII in Moscow, his brother Richard survived in London. Rudolf's daughter Nadezda was kidnapped in Moscow in 1943 and he has never seen her again. After WWII in 1946 he became Secretary General of the CommunistPparty, he stayed in this function untill 1951. By the end of 1951 within the Communist party started a big trial against so-called enemies within the party. Rudolf Slansky was named as a main character of the conspiracy. The whole campaign was distinctively Anti-semitic. Slansky was arrested on November 23, 1951, after several hearings he attempted to commit suicide in prison. Carefully fabricated trial against seditious conspiracy started on November 20, 1952 and after one-week proceedings the judge pronounced a verdict. Rudolf Slansky was one amongst 11 people sentenced to death, he was executed on December 3, 1952. Secretary General of the Communist Party Rudolf Slansky is pictured on February 24, 1950 during the conference of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the Spanish Hall on the Prague Castle. From left: Josef Frank, Marie Svermova, Rudolf Slansky, Klement Gottwald, Antonin Zapotocky. CTK Vintage Photo

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Amongst Anti-semitic Antonin Attempted Carefully Commit Commitee Conspiracy Distinctively Enemies Executed Fabricated Function Gottwald Hearings Kidnapped Klement Nadezda One-week Origin Proceedings Pronounced Rudolfs Seditious Sentenced Slansky So-called Stayed Suicide Survived Untill Verdict Zapotocky

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