Masaryk’s “last words” envelope opened: insights into a nation’s founding president

Name: Masaryk’s “last words” envelope opened: insights into a nation’s founding president
Uploaded: 2025-09-25T20:59:48+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: At Lány Chateau, Czech archivists opened a long-sealed envelope thought to hold the final words of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Instead, they discovered reflections written in 1934, when the first president was already gravely ill. The notes revealed Masaryk’s candid views on politics, mortality, and human weakness. For years, speculation swirled around a mysterious sealed envelope

Photo: Khalil Baalbaki, Czech Radio

At Lány Chateau, Czech archivists opened a long-sealed envelope thought to hold the final words of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Instead, they discovered reflections written in 1934, when the first president was already gravely ill. The notes revealed Masaryk’s candid views on politics, mortality, and human weakness.

For years, speculation swirled around a mysterious sealed envelope kept in the Czech National Archives.

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Author: Vít Pohanka