Václav Báránek

Václav Báránek is a Czech historian and writer specializing in the history of communism and socialism. Born in 1954 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he studied history at Charles University. Báránek has written several books on the history of communism, including 'The Normalization Era in Czechoslovakia' and 'The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia'. He has also worked as a journalist and has written for various Czech media outlets.