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The Silent Conspiracy: A Communist Model of Political Cleansing at the Slovak University in Bratislava after the Second World War

The Silent Conspiracy: A Communist Model of Political Cleansing at the Slovak University in Bratislava after the Second World War

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After the coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948, the Communists tried to overhaul and "reprogram" the teachers and student body at the University and Medical School in Bratislava by intimidation, ruthless "reeducation" and social engineering. A sweeping political revolution was orchestrated resulting in degradation of the university's professional and ethical merit. This book documents the far-reaching consequences on the university and the whole society.

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