Triumph of People's Democracy in Czechoslovakia (1948)

Demonstration of communist supporters on the streets of Prague in 1948, faces of the demonstrators passing by.

Demonstrators carry national flags of Czechoslovakia.

Column of demonstrators on one of the streets of Prague (top).

Views of Prague squares during mass rallies in support of communists (top).

Prime Minister of the coalition government of Czechoslovakia Klement Gottwald during negotiations with fellow leaders of political parties.

Faces of the participants in the negotiations.

Gottwald shakes hands with the leader of the communist detachments František Kriegel after the negotiations.

View of the Golden City of Prague, Prague Castle in winter.

Photographs of the President of Czechoslovakia Beneš, Beneš during meetings with political figures.

Photographs of political figures and members of the coalition government of Czechoslovakia in 1948. Photograph of Beneš standing at the window of a train car.

Applauding rally participants in Prague's Wenceslas Square greet Gottwald as he exits his car.

Participants of the rally in Prague on Wenceslas Square greet Gottwald as he gets out of his car.

Gottwald greets the participants of the rally from the podium.

View of Wenceslas Square in Prague during the rally in 1948 (above).

Participants of the rally listen to Gottwald's speech, faces of the participants of the rally, Gottwald speaking from the podium.

Construction workers listen to Gottwald while sitting on scaffolding near the lifting mechanism.

Participants of the rally applaud Gottwald.

Gottwald on the podium.

Participants of the rally greet Gottwald, waving their hats.

Views of the rally in support of the communists on Wenceslas Square.

View of part of Prague Castle in winter.