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Historic Letter from Czechoslovakia's Founder Unveiled After 88 Years

9/19/2025

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On September 19, 2025, a sealed letter from Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's founder, was revealed in Prague after 88 years.
The five-page letter, primarily authored by his son Jan Masaryk in 1934, includes reflections on death, funeral instructions, and political views on ethnic Germans and Slovak nationalists.
Masaryk advised to "give them what they deserve, but no more" regarding Germans.
The unveiling coincided with a week honoring the Masaryk family.
The document will be analyzed and restored at the National Archives in Prague.

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On September 19, 2025, a sealed letter from Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's founder, was revealed in Prague after 88 years.
The five-page letter, primarily authored by his son Jan Masaryk in 1934, includes reflections on death, funeral instructions, and political views on ethnic Germans and Slovak nationalists.
Masaryk advised to "give them what they deserve, but no more" regarding Germans.
The unveiling coincided with a week honoring the Masaryk family.
The document will be analyzed and restored at the National Archives in Prague.