Lukes Publishes Essay on Second President of Czechoslovakia
“Beneš maintained the dignity of the presidential office, which Masaryk instilled in it and which the Castle deserves. And his biggest political mistakes look innocent compared to the crimes of the Nazis and Communists who followed him.”
Lukes Publishes Article on Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk & Role of Czech President
Professor Lukes explores why the office of the president in the Czech Republic is considered particularly important in the country’s political culture and how Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, one of the founders of the modern Czech state, contributed to this.
Lukes Publishes “History and the Post-Truth Era“
In his latest publication, Lukes studies the Czech history of the 20th century with its disasters and myths as well as today’s political problems in the United States, Russia, and globally. He argues that history does not repeat itself, but with a sufficiently critical and value-based perspective, we can reveal our own mistakes and stereotypes, and find parallels between the present and the past that are not obvious at first glance.
Lukes Publishes Articles on Czech Communist Leader Rudolf Slánský
Professor Lukes provides background on and interviews the daughter of Rudolf Slánský, general secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and a life-long Stalinist.
Lukes on Radio Praha on 1948 Prague Communist Coup
Prof. Igor Lukes was interviewed for a radio segment on the February 1948 communist coup d’état in Prague.
Lukes on Radio Prague on Life in Communist Czechoslovakia
Prof. Igor Lukes discusses his early life in communist Czechoslovakia and his arrival in New York in the late 1970s.