[CZECH LEGION PUBLISHING IN SIBERIA] K prvému výročí republiky: poselství Narodnímu shromaždění Československému [On the first anniversary of the Republic: a message to the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia].; Knihovna Československého Denníku, sv. 17 [Library of the Czechoslovak Daily, vol. 17].

Irkutsk: Tiskem Informačně-osvětového odboru československéjo vojska na Rusi, 1920. Octavo (18.5 × 11.8 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; 22 pp. Very good; text evenly toned. Item #54119

Scarce volume published for Czech Legion troops following their famous anabasis during the Russian Civil War, from 1915 to 1919, just prior to shipping out for Europe. After the treaty of Brest-Litovsk effectively closed the Eastern Front, the Legion forces found themselves on the side of the imperiled Tsarist troops as they moved East to Vladivostok and to transport ships bound for home. At one time, the Czech Legion controlled the majority of the Trans-Siberian Railway and significantly aided the White Russian forces during combat. Their effort on behalf of the White army was seen as benefiting their goal of an independent Czech state as propagated by Masaryk, free from Austro-Hungarian rule.

As of February 2024, KVK, OCLC show five copies in North America.

Price: €150.00

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