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Transcript of an interview with Dr. Milan Reban, Professor emeritus of the UNT Political Science department and political activist, conducted in Richardson, Texas on April 8, 2017. Reban discusses his family background and experiences as a native of Czechoslovakia and survivor of the Nazi and Soviet invasions of that country, defection from Czechoslovakia and travel to the U.S, his education at the University of Miami and Michigan State University, and academic career at UNT.
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Transcript of an interview with Dr. Milan Reban, Professor emeritus of the UNT Political Science department and political activist, conducted in Richardson, Texas on April 8, 2017. Reban discusses his family background and experiences as a native of Czechoslovakia and survivor of the Nazi and Soviet invasions of that country, defection from Czechoslovakia and travel to the U.S, his education at the University of Miami and Michigan State University, and academic career at UNT.
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167 p. ; 28 cm.
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Summary: Professor emeritus of the UNT Political Science department, native of Czechoslovakia and survivor of the Nazi and Soviet invasions of that country, and political activist. Childhood experiences in Prague, Sobotka, and other Czech towns; parents' political involvements; family's experiences in World War II and Soviet invasion; perceptions of American soldiers; life under communist rule; defection from Czechoslovakia and travel to the U.S.; experiences and education in Florida and Ohio; undergraduate education at the University of Miami and graduate study at Michigan State University; naturalization; academic career at North Texas State University/UNT; perceptions of American communists, anti-communists, and other factions; involvement in local Democratic Party politics.
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