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In 1976-1990, the city was called Gotwald (Ukrainian: Готвальд) in honor of the Czechoslovakian communist and politician Klement Gottwald. Until 2020, Zmiiv was the administrative centre of Zmiiv Raion, before it was merged into Chuhuiv Raion as part of that year's administrative reform.
Klement Gottwald ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈklɛmɛnt ˈɡotvalt]; 23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czech communist politician, who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1929 until his death in 1953 – titled as general secretary until 1945 and as chairman from 1945 to 1953. He was the first leader of Communist ...
Between 1976 and 1990 it was called Hotvald in honor of the Czech Communist leader Klement Gottwald. Zmiiv was first mentioned in the 12th century as the Zmiiske fortified settlement. Used by Prince Ihor Sviatoslavych of Novhorod-Siverskyi in his struggle with the Cumans, it was later destroyed by the Mongols.
Námestie Slobody (Freedom square) in Bratislava was named Gottwaldovo námestie after him. A bridge in Prague that is now called Nuselský Most was once called Gottwaldův Most, and the abutting metro station now called Vyšehrad was called Gottwaldova.
Zmiiv, a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, was named Gotvald after him during the years 1976 to 1990. Námestie Slobody (Freedom square) in Bratislava, Slovakia had formerly been named Gottwaldovo námestie after him.
Klement Gottwald: 5th President of Czechoslovakia (1896 - 1953), Politician, From: Czech Republic
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Contents 1Early life 1.1Childhood and youth 1.2Personal life 1.3First World War 2Career 2.1Sports instructor and journalist 2.2Beginning of political activity 2.3Exile to the USSR 2.4Return to Czechoslovakia and events leading up to the coup 3Сoup d'état ...
