Historical personification of the Czechs
Negative caricature of Czech Vašek talking to Deutscher Michel
Böhmischer Zukunfts-Parlamentsmusiker
Czech Vašek (literal. "Czech Václav ", German: "Böhmischer Wenzel ") is a historical figure representing the national character of the Czech people used in time of national competition with German nationalism at the end of the 19th century.
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Such figures differ from those that serve as personifications of the nation itself, as Čechie did the Czech nation and Marianne the French .[ 1] He is usually depicted in a folk costume combining hat from the Plzeň region with clothes from different regions.
They were used as a negative caricature of Czechs by Germans, symbolising them as street musicians. But also positively by Czech themselves.
Czech Vašek is considered a counterpart to Deutscher Michel , a figure representing the national character of the German people.[ 2]
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