What is Ferdinand Peroutka?
'''Ferdinand Peroutka''' (6 February 1895 – 20 April 1978) was a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] journalist and writer. He is considered to be one of the most important journalists in Czech history.<ref>https://www.vaclavhavel.cz/en/index/calendar/751/ferdinand-peroutka-vcera-a-dnes</ref> == Life == === Early career === From 1919 to 1924 he worked as editor of magazine ''Tribuna'' (Tribune), then from 1924 to 1939 he was editor-in-chief of revue ''Přítomnost'' (Presence). His activity was supported by T. G. Masaryk, who also contributed to his magazines. Peroutka was also wrote about politics in ''Lidové noviny,'' where he wrote against Nazis and communists, whose idelogies he saw as dangerous. For this he was frequently attacked by members of those parties. He also openly criticiced [[Adolf Hitler]], for his lies and false promises. <ref>https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0r29r54s/</ref> === World War II === After German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, Peroutka was forced to write propaganda for the Nazis. He didn't listen and in April 1939 issue of ''Přítomnost'' he wrote an article ''Dynamický život'' (Dynamic life) about the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler. In this article he acknowledged Hitler's power, but refused that Czechs should listen to him. For this he was sent to [[concentration camp]], but was released after few days. Although, a few months later in September 1939 he was jailed again, along with other potential enemies of Nazi regime. Peroutka was jailed in concentration camps Dachau and Buchenwald, where he was liberated by American army in 1945. === After the war === After the war Peroutka became editor-in-chief of ''Svobodné noviny'' and ''Dnešek,'' that replaced his previous magazines. In those years he was repeatedly accused by communists of sympathizing with Nazis. Peroutka refused those claims. The alleged evidence of the communists were articles ''Dynamický život'' and ''Hitler po lidské strance'' (Hitler with a human face), that Peroutka didn't actually write. Many years later