“Global Idea Expressed by Western Europe to Prevent Its Own Fall”

Czech fascism remains seriously under-researched, and the literature on the topic is very scarce. While focusing on the biggest and arguably the only relevant Czech fascist movement, the National Fascist Community (Národní obec fašistická, NOF), this chapter seeks to place Czech fascism on the map of comparative and transnational fascism studies. The NOF's ideology was predominantly formed on distinctively Czech traditions and concerns; it did, however, also draw on a variety of concepts of European descent and was strongly influenced by Italian Fascism. This article will focus on its intellectual origins, developed within the wider European critique of liberal democracy and fears of Bolshevism. Also, during its existence, the members of NOF were able to establish several contacts with different fascist movements abroad and to develop different concepts and plans for a new Slavic fascist state in Central and Eastern Europe.