According to Czech President Petr Paul, events, such as August 1968, can only be learned if the description of history is as objective as possible. According to him, many people today have a crooked view of the world due to alternative interpretations of history. At the memory of the events of August 21, he appealed to the advent of facts and the ability to distinguish what is right, says TASR newsletter in Prague.
Paul: Some people try to interpret history in favor of a certain ideology
Pavel pointed out that some people are trying to interpret history in favor of a national idea or ideology. “In the case of 1968, it was international assistance against counter -revolution, which allegedly expanded in our country, threatened the socialist system.
In the spirit of such an interpretation of history, in his words, one generation had at least a temporarily crooked interpretation of the world. “We also see that today, due to a different interpretation of recent history, but also of the present, many people have a really crooked view of the world,” the president said, adding that the goal should be to make people’s views as objective as possible.
The Czech President emphasizes that it is important to distinguish between good and evil
“We should pay attention to how we interpret not only ancient history, but also recent events, so that there is no distortion. To keep the facts and values that have accompanied humanity since time immemorial, and we have been able to distinguish what is right and what is evil,” the Czech president appealed to people.
The traditional reverent act before Czech radio in Prague honored the memory of the occupation of the occupation by Czech highest constitutional officials, deputies, senators and others. In addition to the President of the flowers in front of the radio building, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, the chairman of the Senate Miloš pushed, Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda and the Slovak Ambassador to the Czech Republic Martin Muránsky.
