Comments | wartimeheroine: Der schwer gefaßte Entschuluß

wartimeheroine

Der schwer gefaßte Entschuluß

May 05, 2005 18:43

thursday. 5 may, 1945. sixty years ago on this very day, as the second world war was dwindling to a close, the german army stormed through the streets of prague and occupied the city. the radio station was in the midst of the violence and the angry fire of bullets could be heard in the background of the programme. "prague is in great danger. the ( Read more... )

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_____fletcher May 6 2005, 01:50:30 UTC

apathy is indeed lethal, even more destructive than hate.

wartimeheroine May 6 2005, 05:30:33 UTC

hate grows and burns but apathy sits, rots; it becomes stale and leaks an awful, awful odour into the air.

oh_marvelous May 6 2005, 01:55:12 UTC

i loved this. my boyfriend is a hisotory major. I'll have to show him.

wartimeheroine May 6 2005, 05:31:34 UTC

oh, history? in what area specifically? i'm seriously considering persuing international affairs with a concentration in central/eastern europe.

& thanks for reading, as always.

oh_marvelous May 6 2005, 13:52:10 UTC

He's inhaleabattle - feel free to talk to him about it. He wants to be a history teacher:)

aerodrome1 May 6 2005, 03:29:57 UTC

Oddly-- in Berlin itself, in the final hours before the Red Army took the city, the last units fighting on in the subway tunnels weren't German, but rather Spanish (Brigade Ezquerra) and French (SS Division Charlemagne) volunteers of the Waffen-SS...

pisse_de_minet May 6 2005, 04:03:20 UTC

my sister's been living in prague for going on two years (she's 25). its nice to find someone with such a facination as mine with that city.
by the way, i really loved this entry.

wartimeheroine May 6 2005, 05:35:35 UTC

hopefully, if ever i return to germany for an extended period of time, i'll visit prague.
actually, i'm really considering majoring in international relations with a concentration in central/eastern europe, so perhaps six or so months in prague would do the soul some good.
what does your sister say of the city?

pisse_de_minet May 7 2005, 05:34:54 UTC

my sister loves the city. to death, actually. she's amazing with languages so she can completely understand it (which is crazy because its known to be only for the native speakers) and when it comes to speaking it, she's very good as well.

im hoping (out of my realm actually) that i might be able to visit her this summer there. i can only hope at this point.

pisse_de_minet May 7 2005, 06:03:14 UTC

ps: there are some amazing czech authors ive had the pleasure to read. im in love with milan kundera and ivan klima. most recently, i read a book called the coasts of bohemia by derek sayer and really enjoyed it.

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respectthecity May 6 2005, 04:44:47 UTC

the czechs are the most amazing people ever, if history class has taught me anything.

wartimeheroine May 6 2005, 05:36:48 UTC

i haven't yet had the opportunity to take any specific european history courses, so i'm doing a lot of independent reading to make up for my insatiable curiosity :)