In the footsteps of the nation’s leader. Why the Czech Republic is dominated by right-wing politics
Hands on hips, firm stance with left leg stepping forward, on the pedestal the inscription Dr. Fr. Lad. Rieger. Apart from the statue in Prague’s Vinohrady district, however, the memory of the greatest Czech politician of the 19th century has been relegated to the names of secondary streets. The first step towards the rehabilitation of František Ladislav Rieger (1818-1903) was the recent collection “The Leader of the Nation” by authors from five countries. Among other things, it describes how it came about that the miller’s son Rieger moved to the right of the political spectrum of the former Habsburg Empire.
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