The correspondence depicts ten years of life in Czechoslovakiaâfrom the rise of communism through high Stalinism to the de-Stalinization of the countryâfrom the perspective of pro-Communistâminded Americans. Thematically, the correspondence covers a wide range of political, cultural, and social topics, including the Cold War, the Korean War, the role of Christians in mediating dialogue between East and West, McCarthyism, and topics focused on the internal politics of Czechoslovakia.
Doubravka OlÅĄÃĄkovÃĄ, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic