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The transformation of historical narratives during the social and political turning point of 1988-1990
 Socha, Jan ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Michela, Miroslav (referee)
This thesis describes the role of national history and its "official" interpretations as a tool to legitimize different political systems in Czechoslovakia at the turning point of 1988- 1990. The interpretation of history changes according to the social and political interests of the period when history is written. The historical narrative thus becomes important in reinforcing the symbolical legitimacy of the present political power. A specialized form of historical narrative is embodied in the national holidays' law. The paper compares the changes in the holidays included in the holidays' law between the communist era and after November 1989. For each change the thesis describes the arguments given in the legislative discussions. The legislative discussions analyzed present the arguments given for implementing and removing the days included in the national holidays' law. The media explanations reviewed originate from descriptions given in regime-supporting newspapers. The thesis demonstrates how the legitimacy of the present political system was strengthened by the changes in the national holidays' law and the public historical narrative chosen to introduce them.
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