Rita Klimova ( Czech Rita Klímová , nee Budinova; December 10, 1931, Romania - December 30, 1993, Prague ) - Czech politician and economist, Czechoslovak ambassador to the United States , dissident during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia .
| Rita Klimova | |||||||
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| Czech Rita Klímová | |||||||
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| The president | Vaclav Havel | ||||||
| Birth | December 10, 1931 Romania | ||||||
| Death | December 30 1993 (aged 62) Prague | ||||||
| Birth name | Czech Rita Budínová | ||||||
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| Spouse | Zdenek Mlynář Zdenek Klima | ||||||
| Children | , | ||||||
| The consignment | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| Education | Charles University | ||||||
| Profession | economist | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Family
- 2 notes
- 3 References
Biography
Rita's father is (birth name - Czech. Bencion Bať , 1903-1979), a communist journalist and writer with the pseudonym Batya Bat. The family left for the United States shortly after the invasion of Nazi Germany in Czechoslovakia in 1939 [1] and lived in New York , where Rita attended school [2] .
Rita returned to Czechoslovakia in 1946 , studied in high school and college. Initially adhering to communist ideas, in 1948 she joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia [2] . At the same time studying at the university, she worked in a factory.
Lectured in economics at Charles University ; in the 1950s and early 1960s she participated in the “purge” of liberal university colleagues. During the Prague Spring of 1968, she was attracted to the reform program of Alexander Dubcek , and she facilitated the transfer of confidential information to the Western media. After the troops of the Warsaw Pact were brought into Czechoslovakia, she continued to support reforms and in 1970 she was dismissed from the university [1] , in 1970 she was expelled from the party [2] .
She worked as a translator, but lost this job after her father signed the Charter 77 . With the assistance of joined the Charter 77 movement, participated in the distribution of underground imported printing equipment, and the restoration of an independent newspaper [1] . Having become one of the famous Czechoslovak dissidents, she arranged meetings of dissident economists in her apartment, one of the participants of which was Vaclav Klaus , future Prime Minister (1992-1997) and Czech President (2003-2013). She became a staunch supporter of a market economy, wrote in self-published articles on economic issues under the pseudonym “Adam Kovárc” (a literal translation into Czech named after Adam Smith ) [3] .
During the Velvet Revolution of 1989, at the request of Vaclav Havel, she translated the Civil Forum into English. In fact, the term “Velvet Revolution” was first introduced [4] .
A few months after the fall of the communist government, Foreign Minister Jiri Dinstbir , her longtime friend, offered R. Klimova the post of ambassador to the United States, despite her lack of diplomatic experience [5] . She resigned in August 1992, four months before the collapse of Czechoslovakia. After retirement, she lectured at several US universities [2] .
Soon after being appointed ambassador, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Died of this disease in a hospital in Prague [2] .
Family
Husband (1956-1966) - Zdenek Mlynář (1930-1997) - Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1968-1970). Children:
- (b. 15.1.1966) - Minister of Informatics of the Czech Republic (2002-2005);
- (b. 1958) - art critic, professor at Charles University . Named after Milena Yesenskaya , who helped the family of Stanislav Budin to emigrate to the United States [6] .
Husband (since 1978) - Zdenek Klima (d. 1980), diplomat.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Davy R., 1994 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Lyons RD, 1993 .
- ↑ Havel V., 1994 .
- ↑ Sebetsyen V. Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire. - New York City: Pantheon Books, 2009 .-- ISBN 0-375-42532-2 .
- ↑ Nelson L.-E. New Czechoslovakian Leaders Are As Stunned As Their People . Orlando Sentinel (February 21, 1990). Date of treatment December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Pavlaskova N. Milena Esenska: Czech journalist, friend of Franz Kafka . Radio Liberty (2003). Date of treatment December 20, 2014.
Links
- Davy R. Obituary: Rita Klimova (English) // The Independent. - 1994. (Retrieved December 20, 2014)
- Lyons RD Rita Klimova, 62, Czech Dissident Who Became Ambassador to US // The New York Times. - 1993. (Retrieved December 20, 2014)
- Havel V. On Rita Klímová (1931–1993) / translated from the Czech by P. Wilson (Eng.) // The New York Review of Books. - 1994. (Retrieved December 20, 2014)