Word: antonin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...more Czechoslovaks signed up. The document is designed to build up sentiment for a purge of hard-liners at a special party Congress to be held on Sept. 9, when Dubček's reformers hope to sack most of the remaining followers of deposed, pro-Stalinist President Antonin Novotn...
Behind all this are the theories of French Actor-Director Antonin Artaud, who held that the modern theater ought to involve and provoke gut reactions from audiences. The result, however, is a drama that is shamelessly alive from the waist down and shamefully dead from the neck up. Eloquence of speech is abandoned for voodoo gibber. The play is reduced to a trampoline for directorial acrobatics. Condemned to extemporaneous self-expression, the actors display no sense that they have mastered their craft. The audience participation destroys illusion without enhancing reality...
...hard-lining Communist state. Last week Dubček finally acted against the conservative Communists remaining in both the government and the party who fear and resent the promised economic and political changes. At a meeting of the Czechoslovak Central Committee Dubček ousted his predecessor, Antonin Novotný, from the committee-his last position of influence-and suspended the party membership not only of Novotný, but also of six former collaborators until their share in the political trials of the past is clarified...
...Prague, new Czechoslovak Party Boss Alexander Dubček scolded the So viet Ambassador for continuing to visit and consult with the man who was recently deposed from power, Antonin Novotný. Calling Stepan Chervonenko into his office, Dubček expressed "surprise and indignation" at this breach of party etiquette...
Conciliatory Gesture. During the week, Russia denounced the West for speculating that it would ever move to hinder Czechoslovakia, proclaimed its undying "fraternal fidelity" for the Czechoslovak people. When it came time to pick a new President to replace Antonin Novotný, Dubček decided to make a conciliatory gesture to the Soviet Union. At his request, the Central Committee nominated General Ludvik Svoboda, a liberal who enjoys wide prestige among the people and is particularly acceptable to Moscow because he commanded troops that served with the Russian Army in World...