The Czechoslovak Legions – my great-granduncle’s story

One hundred years ago the new state of Czechoslovakia was already
establishing its institutions. While celebrations were still going on in
Prague, about 70,000 Czechs and Slovaks were fighting thousands of
kilometers from home in Siberia, attempting to gain control over the
Trans-Siberian Railroad. Among them was my great-granduncle.

Published: 
Friday, November 9, 2018