Lubor Jan Zink (September 20, 1920 – November 6, 2003) was a Czech-Canadian author and columnist recognized for his anti-Communism.
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Youth[edit]
Zink’s anti-Communist stories have been heard by Czechs dwelling overseas and, after the Communist Get together of Czechoslovakia took energy in a 1948 coup, his broadcasts turned anti-government. After the conflict, Zink returned to Czechoslovakia in 1945 and joined the Czech language service of Radio Prague, the worldwide broadcasting station operated by the Overseas Ministry. He subsequently misplaced his job and went into hiding till he, his spouse and two-year-old son might flee to England.
Transfer to Canada[edit]
His anti-Communist themes continued by means of the period of détente and glasnost, leading to lots of his critics ridiculing him as a relic of the Chilly Battle period or a “one-trick pony who never got over the communist era”.[3] Having outlived the Velvet Revolution and the autumn of the Soviet Union and in declining well being, Zink discontinued his column in 1993.
Awards[edit]
After the autumn of Communism, Zink was awarded various accolades from his homeland, together with the Czech Republic’s Medal of Advantage, 1st Class in 1995; the Czech Overseas Ministry’s Jan Masaryk Gratias Agit Award in 1999; and the Particular Prague College Honour Medal in 2001. He was additionally made an honorary colonel within the Czech military.[1]