The Good Soldier Švejk

Brixi

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Brixi was a detective who arrested a paper merchant who had paid for to serbian students at U Brejšky and had been observed drunk with them at Café Montmartre. The owner of the paper shop was one of Švejks fellow prisoners at Police Headquarters.

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Výjimku dělal neobyčejně tlustý pán s brýlemi, s uplakanýma očima, který byl zatčen doma ve svém bytě, poněvadž dva dny před atentátem v Sarajevu platil „U Brejšky“ za dva srbské studenty, techniky, útratu a detektivem Brixim byl spatřen v jejich společnosti opilý v „Montmartru“ v Řetězové ulici, kde, jak již v protokole potvrdil svým podpisem, též za ně platil. ... more

Christopher Columbus
*1451(?) Genova(?) - †20.5.1506 Vallodolid
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Christopher Columbus was a discoverer and merchant og Italian origin, known for the European "discovery" of America. In 1492 Columbus led a fleet that crossed the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to the Bahamas. He embarked on one of the islands on October 12 carrying a Castillian flag. He was really making an attempt at discovering a western sea route from Europe to South East Asia and India, thereof the name "Indians". The event of 1492 was a tide break in American history. It marked the beginning of the European colonisation of America, whereas the whole period before 1492 is called pre-columbian times.

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Christopher Columbus is mentioned indirectly through the description of the event who led to the arrest of one of Švejks fellow prisoners. He was a teacher of history who concluded his analysis of various assassinations with the words: "The idea of an assassination is as easy as Columbi egg".

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Malý pán, kterému se to stalo ve vinárně, byl profesorem dějepisu a vykládal vinárníkovi dějiny různých atentátů. Byl zatčen právě v okamžiku, když končil psychologický rozbor každého atentátu slovy: „Myšlenka atentátu je tak jednoduchá jako, Kolumbovo vejce’.“ ... more

Also written:Kryštof Kolumbus cz Christoph Kolumbus de Cristóbal Colón es Kristoffer Columbus no

Jesus Christ
*4 f.kr(?) Betlehem - †30(?) Jersusalem
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Jesus Christ was a central figure in the Bible. He laid the foundations of the Christian faith. He was crucified for instigating rebellion in the year of 33 during the period of Roman rule. His birth and death dates are most uncertain. According to the Cristian faith and his own claims he was the Son of God and Messiah the Saviour. Jesus was also an important prophet in islam but this religion credits him with a less important role. The Jewish religion regards him as a false Messiah.

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Jesus Christ is referred to by Švejk as "Kristus Pán", literally "Christ the Lord". This is when he tells his fellow prisoners about their hopeless situation. "Christ the Lord was also innocent" are the discouraging words they hear. Jesus is mentioned more periferraly in the first chapter, through the expression Ježíšmarjá that Švejk used when he heard about the killings in Sarajevo. Jesus is mentioned at various stages through the novel, mostly in common expressions."

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„Já jsem nevinnej, já jsem nevinnej,“ opakoval zježený muž. „Kristus Pán byl taky nevinnej,“ řekl Švejk, „a taky ho ukřižovali. Nikde nikdy nikomu na nějakým nevinným člověku nezáleželo. Maul halten und weiter dienen!, jako říkávali nám na vojně. To je to nejlepší a nejkrásnější.“ ... more

Also written:Ježíš Kristus cz

Cesare Lombroso
*6.11.1835 Verona - †19.10.1909 Torino
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Cesare Lombroso was an Italian criminologist, anthropologist and lawyer. He was a pioneer of anthropological criminology which promoted the claim that criminality was inherited. Lombroso rejected the hitherto classical view that the criminal instinct was part of human nature. His political anthropology criminology maintained that criminal behaviour is in the genes and could be enhanced by physical defects. The physical shape could indicate whether a person was a criminal, which he gave many examples of in the illustrations in his books. Lombroso was of Jewish origin and baptised Ezechia Marco Lombroso.

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Cesare Lombroso is referred to in connection with the book L'uomo delinquente where the author describes the interrogator at police headquarters. He looked like a criminal type described by Lombroso in this particular book.

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„Dobrý večer přeju, pánové, všem vespolek.“ Místo odpovědi dloubl ho někdo pod žebra a postavil před stůl, za kterým seděl pán chladné úřední tváře s rysy zvířecké ukrutnosti, jako by právě vypadl z Lombrosovy knihy „O typech zločinných“. Podíval se krvežíznivě na Švejka a řekl: „Netvařte se tak blbě.“ ... more

John of Nepomuk
*1345(?) Nepomuk - †20.3.1391 Praha
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John of Nepomuk was a Czech priest and martyr who was blinded, tortured, and drowned in the Vltava. Today there is a statue of him on the Charles bridge in Prague. He was canonized in 1729 and is now a patron saint. He is buried in Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague.

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John of Nepomuk was by Švejk held as an example of how badly prisoners were treated before, compared to the good treatment Švejk and his fellow inmates got these July days in 1914. Švejk falsely claimed that Nepomuk was drowned from the Elisabeth bridge (now Štefánikův most). He appears again in the anecdote about Šic in book two.

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Nebo mu dali nohy do španělský boty a natáhli ho na žebřík, když se nechtěl přiznat, nebo mu pálili boky hasičskou pochodní, jako to udělali svatému Janu Nepomuckému. ... more

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