Template:Did you know nominations/Ivan Borkovský

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Ivan Borkovský, Prague Castle skeleton

  • ... that the Nazis pressured Ivan Borkovský to identify the Prague Castle skeleton as a Nordic burial? "Once again, German pressure was applied ... The published article was overt in its Nazi-influenced, Nordic interpretation. In addition to the title, it stated explicitly that “the grave of a Viking was discovered”" from: Saunders, Nicholas J.; Frolík, Jan; Heyd, Volker (2019). "Zeitgeist archaeology: conflict, identity and ideology at Prague Castle, 1918–2018". Antiquity. 93 (370): 1009–1025. doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.107. ISSN 0003-598X.
    • ALT1:... that under Nazi German pressure Ivan Borkovský identified the Prague Castle skeleton as a Nordic burial and under Soviet occupation as a Slavic burial? "Once again, German pressure was applied ... The published article was overt in its Nazi-influenced, Nordic interpretation. In addition to the title, it stated explicitly that “the grave of a Viking was discovered”" and "The end of the Second World War brought another change in the body's identity. Following Germany's defeat, Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Soviets and remained under strong Soviet influence after the Red Army's departure at the end of 1945. In 1945, Borkovský narrowly escaped being sent to a Siberian Gulag ... After explaining that he had been forced into the pro-Viking interpretation, he soon published his second article (Borkovský 1946). In this, he interpreted the burial as that of an important person who was related to the early Western Slav Przemyslid dynasty" from: Saunders, Nicholas J.; Frolík, Jan; Heyd, Volker (2019). "Zeitgeist archaeology: conflict, identity and ideology at Prague Castle, 1918–2018". Antiquity. 93 (370): 1009–1025. doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.107. ISSN 0003-598X.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:58, 30 November 2019 (UTC). NB: Eddie891 also worked on Prague Castle skeleton and should be credited.

  • Both articles are approved. Requirements for length, newness, sourcing, neutrality, no copyvio, are all met. AGF on the sources for the hooks; both are approved. QPQ done. buidhe 03:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)