Education
Charles University in Prague.
archaeologist Diplomat politician
Charles University in Prague.
He is a signatory of Charter 77. Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without Portfolio. Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czechoslovakian Republic to Russia in September 2000.
He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czechoslovakian Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.