Michael Lucas (political activist)
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Michael Lucas is an artist, designer and political activist residing in Toronto, Ontario. He is the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Friends of Soviet People (formerly the USSR-Canada
Friendship Association) and the Chair of the International Council of Friendship and Solidarity with Soviet People, operating out of Toronto. He is also a longtime leader of the Carpatho-Russian Society and was a longtime member of the Communist Party of Canada
since his youth. He is also a member of the Editorial Committee of Northstar Compass, the monthly magazine published by the organizations.
Lucas was born in eastern Slovakia
and came to Canada as a child but visited Czechoslovakia
and the Soviet Union many times in his life. He was in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet invasion that ended the Prague Spring
and vocally supported Moscow's intervention upon his return to Canada.
In his professional life, Lucas was the director of the art department at Southam Newspapers.
Lucas is married to Helen Lucas, the financial secretary of Canadian Friends of Soviet Peoples.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Friendship Association) and the Chair of the International Council of Friendship and Solidarity with Soviet People, operating out of Toronto. He is also a longtime leader of the Carpatho-Russian Society and was a longtime member of the Communist Party of Canada
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
since his youth. He is also a member of the Editorial Committee of Northstar Compass, the monthly magazine published by the organizations.
Lucas was born in eastern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and came to Canada as a child but visited Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and the Soviet Union many times in his life. He was in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet invasion that ended the Prague Spring
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...
and vocally supported Moscow's intervention upon his return to Canada.
In his professional life, Lucas was the director of the art department at Southam Newspapers.
Lucas is married to Helen Lucas, the financial secretary of Canadian Friends of Soviet Peoples.