Meeting of the Comite Directeur of the Communist party in Prague, Czechoslovakia held after the 1946 Parliamentary Elections. Communist Interior minister Václav Nosek speaks and exposes the political situation. Mr. Nosek talks to another member of the committee. Mr. Nosek talks while Prime Minister Klement Gottwald listens. Gottwald smokes and talks at a table.
Election eve in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Pavements covered with election literature. Czech citizens voting on the election day. Several views of people reading results of the elections on posters placed in the streets. Facade of the Social Democratic Party Headquarters - number 3. Facade of the headquarters of the Communist Party - number 1 written on a large linen. A poster shows a child arising from a sickle and a hammer. A tramway decorated with the number 1 passes in front of the Communist Party headquarters and the oldest tower in Prague.
Election posters in Prague, Czechoslovakia prior to the 1946 Parliamentary Elections. A man reads a newspaper on a side of the Vltava River. On his left is a wooden tower with an election poster for the national-socialist party, urging vote. View of St. Vitus Cathedral (III. nádvoří 48/2, 119 01 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia). The Charles Bridge (Karlův most, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia) with large posters. In the background is Rudolfinum Palace (Alšovo nábř. 79/12, 110 00 Staré město-Staré Město, Czechia). A tramway across the bridge. Posters with crossed words 'CHAOS' and 'TEROR' on the bridge. Passengers on the bridge. A large poster on which the four political parties with their coat-of-arms are united for the same purpose 'United in the War, United in the Peace'.
Czech heroes who were killed during the liberation of Prague, Czechoslovakia. A civilian looking at a decorated place on a building on a street in Prague. The place is decorated with the pictures of Czech heroes who were killed during the liberation and small wreaths offered to them. Men and women who pass along the walkway look at the decorated place.
The tomb of Czech heroes who were killed during the liberation of Prague, Czechoslovakia. A walkway along the side of a street in Prague. Buildings along the side of the street. A tomb of several Czech heroes killed during the liberation, on the side of the walkway. Two children offer flowers at the tomb. Men and women on the walkway. The tomb marked by a cross mounted with a helmet. Vehicles on the road.
Monument to Soviet Tank Crews in the Smichov district of Prague, Czechoslovakia. A Russian tank, the first into Prague, placed on the top of a stone monument. A small board with a writing fixed on the monument. A building beside the monument.