Jan Drda
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Jan Drda was a Czech
prose writer and playwright.
He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
since 1945. Since 1949 until 1956, he was Chairman of the communist-controlled Union of Czechoslovak Writers.
He is best known for his book Němá barikáda (Silent Barricade, 1946), which presents the Prague Uprising
against the Nazis in May 1945.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
prose writer and playwright.
He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
since 1945. Since 1949 until 1956, he was Chairman of the communist-controlled Union of Czechoslovak Writers.
He is best known for his book Němá barikáda (Silent Barricade, 1946), which presents the Prague Uprising
Prague uprising
The Prague uprising was an attempt by the Czech resistance to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation during World War II. Events began on May 5, 1945, in the last moments of the war in Europe...
against the Nazis in May 1945.