H. Gordon Skilling, the Glossary
Harold Gordon Skilling (February 28, 1912 – March 2, 2001) was a Canadian political scientist, known for his expertise on the history of Czechoslovakia and support for the Charter 77 dissident movement.[1]
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31 relations: Battle of Zborov (1917), Bohemia, Canadians, CBS, Charter 77, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Great Strahov Stadium, History of Czechoslovakia, Innis-Gérin Medal, Munich Agreement, Museum Kampa, NBC, Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), Order of the White Lion, Political science, Prague, Prague Spring, Radio Prague, Royal Society of Canada, Samizdat, Social science, The New York Times, Tomáš Masaryk, Toronto, University of London, University of Oxford, University of Toronto, Václav Havel, Vienna, Vlčice (Trutnov District), World War II.
Battle of Zborov (1917)
The Battle of Zborov (Зборівська битва, Zborivska bytva in Ukrainian, Зборовское сражение in Russian, Schlacht bei Zborów in German, bitva u Zborova in Czech, bitka pri Zborove in Slovak) was a part of the Kerensky Offensive (the last Russian offensive in World War I, taking place in July 1917).
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Bohemia
Bohemia (Čechy; Böhmen; Čěska; Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.
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Canadians
Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.
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Charter 77
Charter 77 (Charta 77 in Czech and Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977.
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The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, known from 1948 to 1960 as the Czechoslovak Republic, Fourth Czechoslovak Republic, or simply Czechoslovakia, was the Czechoslovak state from 1948 until 1989, when the country was under communist rule, and was regarded as a satellite state in the Soviet sphere of interest.
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Great Strahov Stadium
The Great Strahov Stadium (Velký strahovský stadion) is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic.
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History of Czechoslovakia
With the collapse of the Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, the independent country of CzechoslovakiaEdited by Keith Sword The Times Guide to Eastern Europe Times Book, 1990 p. 53 (Czech, Slovak: Československo) was formed as a result of the critical intervention of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, among others.
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Innis-Gérin Medal
The Innis-Gérin Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.
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Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was an agreement reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy.
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Museum Kampa
Museum Kampa is a modern art gallery in Prague, Czech Republic, showing Central European, and in particular Czech work.
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
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Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)
The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and by the end of 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Order of the White Lion
The Order of the White Lion (Řád Bílého lva) is the highest order of the Czech Republic.
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Political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics.
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Prague
Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
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Prague Spring
The Prague Spring (Pražské jaro, Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
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Radio Prague
Radio Prague International (Český rozhlas 7 – Radio Praha) is the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic.
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Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists, and artists.
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Samizdat
Samizdat (lit) was a form of dissident activity across the Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground makeshift publications, often by hand, and passed the documents from reader to reader.
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Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (7 March 185014 September 1937) was a Czechoslovak statesman, progressive political activist and philosopher who served as the first president of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
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University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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Václav Havel
Václav Havel (5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident.
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Vienna
Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.
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Vlčice (Trutnov District)
Vlčice (Wildschütz) is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Gordon_Skilling
Also known as Harold Gordon Skilling, Harold Skilling.