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Prokop Drtina (1900-1980). The life of a Czech democrat
Koutek, Ondřej ; Kuklík, Jan (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee) ; Kocian, Jiří (referee)
This dissertation is dedicated to a very important Czech official and later politician Prokop Drtina, whose life was closely linked with the development of democracy in Czechoslovakia. The main objective of this thesis is to draw the attention to this unique person and to illustrate the history of Czechoslovakia on his life story. He was bom on 13 April 1900 into a prominent Czech family. His father, František Drtina, was a famous philosopher and a close collaborator of Professor Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Drtina's childhood was very inspiring because he grew up surrounded by then Czech intellectual elite. Y oung Prokop Drtina was conducted by his interest in history and politics to a study of the law faculty in Prague. After studying law, Prokop Drtina started his professional career in the Czech Tax Directorate and his public activities date back to the same time. In 1925, he joined the newly established National Labour Party which, however, totally failed and was disbanded after five years of activity. In 1928, he left it and joined the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party where he stayed to the end of his political career. Prokop Drtina also played an important role in the activities of the prestigious debating club "The Present" ("Přítomnost"). After that, he was also one of the editors of "Democratic...
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Ideas on future Slovakia (Conceptions of Slovakia after the Great War 1914-1918)
Bandžuch, Tomáš ; Doubek, Vratislav (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The goal of this dissertation is to describe an evolution of visions of the Slovak future, as they were introduced during the Great War (1914-1918) by groups of Slovaks living mainly abroad. It strives to decide, which of these visions had a chance to become real and which were only fantasies without real political importance. To reach this goal it tries to describe Slovak relations to other relevant nations in pre-war years and also the position of Slovaks in their fatherland or abroad including the ideologies by which they were influenced. One of most decisive goals of this dissertation should be answering the question if the Czecho-Slovak orientation was the only alternative to the idea of Hungarian state for Slovak politicians, or if the victory of this conception in 1918 was just a result of unpredictable processes, and whether other conceptions had their chance to influence the Slovak future, too.
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Struggle with the Liquid Muse: Law persecuting serving alcohol drinks and conditions his origin.
Balogh, Branislav ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The Youth Protection Act was the first standard to define the age at which a young person could consume alcoholic beverages. I try to shine a light on the reasons behind why the law was specifically created in 1922.Following its genealogy and being inspired by Foucault, I go through the numerous norms which society guarded itself against serious alcohol use. Subsequently, I follow the process of approving the law itself, from its proposal to its approval in the Senate. I pay close attention to its prohibition in Slovakia, the reason for which was the image of Slovakia as a country loaded with governmentally allocated alcohol. I notice the logic behind the violations of the law which legitimized such actions. Since we speak of offences mostly perpetrated by the youth, I aim to not only to show the ease by which alcohol could have been purchased but also the overall vision of appropriate alcohol consumption by the youth. Consequently, I point to the anchoring of the border between the 16th and the 18th year, when it is permissible to consume alcohol - as the law has stipulated. I also paid close attention to the opinion of several clubs of physical education on alcohol. I mentioned these as one of the many ways of combating alcoholism. Since I was fascinated to find out whether there was a...
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Changes in Landscape and Population in the Czech Borderlands after 1945 with a Focus on the Hrubý Jeseník Area.
Uvízlová, Tereza ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Randák, Jan (referee)
The thesis "Changes in Landscape and Population in the Czech Borderlands after 1945 with a Focus on the Hrubý Jeseník Area" describes and looks into transformations of our country's borderlands from the end of World War II to circa 1960. The thesis summarizes a series of complex events and processes. Key subtopics include the expulsion of former inhabitants and the settlement of newcomers. Tied or directly linked to these two subtopics are various other processes that took place in the area. The thesis touches upon forced collectivization, the disappearance of human dwellings, landscape changes, the state authorities that implemented borderlands policy, population groups moved to this area, the return migration from the borderlands, the settlement efforts in the 1950s, etc. Another part of the thesis expounds post-war circumstances in the Hrubý Jeseník area, i.e. in the districts of Bruntál, Rýmařov, Jeseník, and Šumperk. Since after the war, the failure of the settlement policy has had immediate and long-term consequences for this region, even more so than in other border areas. The chapter about Hrubý Jeseník presents the main reasons of the region's sparse population and profound transformations. Changes in the population and life of a foothill village are illustrated with an example of Dolní...
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The origin and first years of the Union of Anti-Fascist Fighters. Between the center and Benešov
Peterková, Aneta ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The thesis has the ambition to follow the origin and first years of the Union of Anti-Fascist Fighters and its entry into the public space of Benešov. The research focuses in more detail on the formation of the memory of the citizens of Benešov on the anti-Nazi resistance, in the process of which the SPB played an obvious role. In addition to this federal activity, the work will follow the institutional development of the organization; what kind of people led the union, who could join, which areas of social life were influenced. This thesis maps the period from 1945, when the Second World War ended, when the associations and organizations associating the inhabitants of Czechoslovakia, which participated in the anti-Nazi resistance, until 1969, which determined the restructuring of the association. Key words Union of anti-fascist fighters, second resistence, Benešov, public space, memory policy, identity
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Relationships of Czechoslovakia and Egypt in era of Antonín Novotný
Kubr, Jan ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
(in English): The topic of this thesis is the attempt about summary of the important meetings, deals and development of the relationships between the Czechoslovakia and Egypt between the years 1955-1967. The time period of this thesis is bounded by these years because the relationships, were not common before year 1955, meanwhile the political career of Antonín Novotný was coming to its end in 1967. Novotný stopped to be the 1st secretary of ÚV KSČ in January 1968 and he abdicated on his presidency in March 1968. Except the relationships of the Czechoslovakia and Egypt I had been trying to describe the relationships between Egypt and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union and with the another states, which had significant influence on the development of region and influenced the relationships between the Czechoslovakia and Egypt too. The sources of my thesis are mainly the archive materials, especially from the Archive of the foreign department and also National archive, where is stored archive of Antonín Novotný and another funds of the Political bureau and Bureau of the Central committee of the KSČ. Thesis had been written in the chronological development of the relationships, it is not written thematically. Main objective of my thesis was to find out if there was a...
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Anglo-American culture and Czech society 1918-1938
Dvořák, Jaromír ; Šedivý, Ivan (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The Diploma Thesis deals with an influence of Anglo-American culture upon Czech society in 1918- 1938. The main focus is dedicated to the Czech intellectual environment, which has accepted Anglo- American culture and spread it among general public. An importance of T. G. Masaryk to introduction of English philosophy at the Czech philosophical faculty is shown here as well as his support of Anglo- American culture in the time of establishing the Czechoslovakia. Famous Czech author K. Čapek is presented as an admirer of American pragmatism and his further relationship towards American culture is also shown here. A part of thesis deals with Čapek's well known travelogue called Anglické listy. Except of famous personalities, the importance of English department at Prague faculty of arts is also taken into account. The department was lead by the founder of Czech English studies Vilém Mathesius, whose linguistic and cultural studies are also presented here. The last part of thesis is dedicated to introduction of compulsory English language classes into secondary schools and to analysis of curriculum and text books.
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Status and Activities of the Official and the Underground Church in Czechoslovakia in the 1968-1989 Period
Dušková, Denisa ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Kopeček, Michal (referee)
(in English): The goal of this thesis is to examine post-war development of undercover and official church in Czechoslovakia, specifically between years 198-1989. This thesis is focused mainly on activity and status of Roman Catholic Church and its relation to the state governed by communism. Thesis deals mostly with unofficial ecclesiastical activities and underground groups, in particular with Koinótés community led by key figure of secret church, Felix M. Davídek. The main source is a set of interrogation protocols made by State Security police dealing with the secret ecclesiastical acitivites of the community formed around Bishop Fridolin Zahradnik.
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Screw, Thou Shall Hate the Political Prisoner! Bory Mutiny as a Means to an End to Strenghten the Discipline Inside the Prison Guard Corps?
Zeman, Kryštof ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The thesis deals with so called "The Bory Rebellion" case, the trial fabricated by the communist regime, which took place in April and May 1950. The thesis captures the whole course of the trial, the issue by whom it was iniciated , how the investigation and hearing passed. Further it describes preparation and subsequent realization of the political campaign aimed to multiply the effects of the trial towards the Prison Guard Corps. It also seeks to find out whether the primary objective of the trial actually was to strengthen discipline within the Corps, or there was also another aim pursued by the ruling dictatorship, and how , and if at all, there was any coverage of the case towards the general public. Some attention is also paid to the victims of the trial and their further fates. The thesis primarily exploits original files of the National Archive and the Archive of the Security Bodies. Key words Prison Guard Corps, prison, rebellion, prison guard, political prisoner
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SNB Emergency batalions in campaign against UPA
Ondrák, Vlastimil ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Randák, Jan (referee)
Anotation Pohotovostní prapory SNB v nasazení proti banderovcům The thesis focuses on the creation and campaign of special forces of Sbor národní bezpečnosti against Ukrainina Insurgent Army which invaded the territory of Czechoslovakia in the period from May to October 1947 and further to April 1948. The offers a compact view on the largest military operation of Czechoslovakia in scale since the Second World War, including armaments, equipment and tactic. In addition, the political aspect of the campaign and the political involvement of the SNB commanders with respect to the events of February 1948 are examined. Furthermore, the creation and activities of Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists and Ukrainian Insurgent Army are covered. The thesis encompasses materials from Archive of the Museum of the Police of the Czech Republic at Praha Na Karlově and Archive of the Security Corpses.
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