Current Affairs Wilson monument to be restored to Prague 70 years after being torn down by Nazis
For just under 15 years, from 1928 until 1941, a monument to the American president Woodrow Wilson stood in front of Prague’s main railway station. It was a mark of gratitude to the man who played a crucial role in the country’s independence – it’s hard to imagine the creation of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 without Wilson and his commitment to self-determination. In 1941, Wilson’s statue was torn down by the Nazis after Germany declared war on America. Now, almost 70 years later, a group called the American Friends of the Czech Republic is spearheading a campaign to restore it. Earlier Radio Prague spoke to the group’s founder Robert Doubek from his home in Washington.
Robert Doubek, photo: www.afocr.org
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