We will return the Czech Republic to the richest countries in the world, politicians proclaim. But the Czechs never belonged there, not even under Masaryk
When Andrej Babiš spreads nonsense about our history, it probably comes as a surprise to no one. The head of the ANO movement is not known as someone with a broad outlook. However, the fact that Petr Fiala, a university professor, repeats the same nonsense is really surprising. Although, perhaps I am being too hard on both gentlemen. Actually, they are just saying something that has been a tradition among Czechs for years. Even if it’s not true. “In the interwar period, the Czech Republic was one of the most advanced and richest countries in the world,” Babiš said when he was still prime minister. It is clear from the context that he meant Czechoslovakia
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