The Man Who Stood in the Way

Czech physician and politician MUDr. Frantisek Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders... Read allCzech physician and politician MUDr. Frantisek Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubcek, Cerník, Smrkovský, Spacek and Simon). He was the only... Read allCzech physician and politician MUDr. Frantisek Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubcek, Cerník, Smrkovský, Spacek and Simon). He was the only politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat... Read all