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Society in the Hlučín region between the two World Wars (National identity forming exemplified by the educational system)
Němcová, Veronika ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Čechurová, Jana (referee)
The bachelor thesis Society in the Hlučín region between the two World Wars / National identity forming exemplified by the educational system deals with the theme of national identity of this specific region whose history was very different from that of the rest of the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic. It attempts to illustrate the development of local ethno- national tensions from 1920 to 1938 while demonstrating that these conflicts were driven more by general national and strategic interests than on real interests of the local population. From the broader perspective of the specific situation of the Hlučín region in the economic, political and religious sphere the thesis highlights the educational system as a key area of conflict, linked to the efforts to achieve linguistic hegemony. It describes the conditions and context that exercised a profound influence on national identity forming in the Hlučín region.
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Repatriation of Czechoslovak exile from Great Britain after the Second World War
Kučera, Jaroslav ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Horak, Pavel (referee)
The aim of this work is to present how the repatriation from the UK to the liberated Czechoslovakia took place after World War II. The inclusion of the Czechoslovak repatriation to international repatriation action is necessary to emphasize the role of international organizations without this the whole event could not be undrstood correctly. Firstly, the paper focuses on many years of planning repatriation by London exile government which was incredibly tedious process not only for itself but also for the Allies. Planning is encountered a lot of problems and in addition to some conclusions had to wait until the end of the Second World War as it was necessary to know the current situation in the home country. Secondly, the work presents itself start, progress and conclusion repatriation focusing on individual transports and difficulties that accompany them. In conclusion, the paper presents several returnees with their life stories during the duration of their stay in England and after their return to their homeland. KEY WORDS:Czechoslovakia, Exile, Repatriation, Second World War
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Reflection of political process in childern`s magazines between the years 1968-1970 in Czechoslovakia
Janík, Tomáš ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Gebhart, Jan (referee)
Bachelor thesis aims to analyze magazines for children and youth, which were printed between 1968 and 1970 in Czechoslovakia. I will focus on the content and also formal aspects of selected journals, and both aspects will be examined in the light of the background of the political events of the period. The aim will be to point out any propaganda and to determine to what extent the magazines for children affected by contemporary political discourse. Author will also undertake a comparison of each magazine on the grounds of any differences, even pointing to the environment from which individual journals have emerged.
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Economic and social life in Valašské Meziříčí in years 1939-1945
Machýček, Jaroslav ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Jančík, Drahomír (referee)
(anglicky): The bachelor thesis describes the economic and the social life in a Moravian town called Valašské Meziříčí during the years 1939 - 1945, which became a border town of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in those years. The thesis is divided into chapters, each of which is focused on a specific theme of the economic and the social life. The problem so-called the substitute existence for inhabitants, who found the asylum at the turn of the year 1938 there, is involved as well as the issues of education, culture, commercial constructions, industrial business and the Jewish question. Also discussed is the topic of the local resistance dividing into two stages - the organised resistance and the guerrilla resistance. The bachelor thesis analyzes the effect of political systems in 1938 - 1945 on the urban life in Valašské Meziříčí in the social and the economic sector. These changes in that period influenced the lifestyle of all groups of residents who lived, studied and worked there. In the thesis all available sources of information were used, mainly archival materials from Státní okresní archiv in Vsetín and Zemský archiv in Opava. The historical literature is full of information focused especially on the history of the town Valašské Meziříčí.
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Scouting in Havlíčkův Brod in the years 1919-1940
Kratochvílová, Alena ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Kvaček, Robert (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with the Scout Movement in Havlíčkův Brod since its founding in 1919 to the first Nazi prohibition in 1940. It mainly concentrates on the Scouts organized in Svaz junáků-skautů Republiky československé and their internal structure, it offers an analysis of the Scout troops and their meetings, camps and the membership, it also discusses the financial situation and the relationship with the Scouts in the surrounding towns. The second part focuses on the influence of the Scout troops on the public and it tries to answer the questions, how the Scout Movement was viewed by the society in Havlíčkův Brod and how the Scouts influenced it by their public activities, what sort of relation it had with other organizations and how it was reflected in the local press. In the final part, the work exceeds the specified topic and it considers the end of scouting and some Scouts continuing their work in illegality.
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Rakovník in the 30th the 20th
Bělka, Václav ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Gebhart, Jan (referee)
The presented thesis describes the life in the city of Rakovnik in 1930s. It deals mainly with political situation in the Rakovnik city including the hectic end of 1930s, especially the important problem of refugees. The work is also focused on military and police affairs that were located in the city during the given time. The last part of the thesis is devoted to the city's social life, economy (especially with the focus on big companies), education system, culture, health care and situation in church. The work describes the overall development of the city of Rakovnik till the 15th of March 1939.
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Strike of Strakonice Textile Workers in 1933 - social-economy conflict during the great depresion
Melichar, Bohumil ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Čechurová, Jana (referee)
The thesis, whose content is based on social history analysis of specific historical event which took place in Strakonice town at the turn of 1932 and 1933, is focused on the issue of strike as social- economical conflict with regard to catastrophe of the Great Depression 1929 significantly influencing political opinions of individual citizens. The main aim is to depict the dichotomy between anti system features of strike (strike as a political tool designated to control social tenses which can be used as weapon against government) and perceiving the strike clearly like a mutual conflict of interests between employer and employee without political aims. Afterwards, there will be interpreted several strategies and motivations of historical players (workers movement, political parties, other local elites of the town), which led to a competition for dominance. Substantial emphasis is placed on the analysis of ideology and strategy of Czechoslovak Communist party which struggled for hegemony over the local community of workers. Conclusions bring evaluation of social credit of historical players in the time of its entering and exiting the conflict and also the causes of its profits or loses.
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The Admission of German soldiers to the Czechoslovak foreign army in the West during World War II
Neminář, Jiří ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Šedivý, Ivan (referee)
The thesis examines the process of recruitment of German prisoners of war (the former Wehrmacht soldiers) to the Czechoslovak foreign army in the West. Based on a wide variety of sources mainly of military origin, the thesis investigates the process of enlistment with all its specific regional features (the recruitment differed slightly based on the country where it took place). More specifically, the thesis also deals with questions concerning the German captives' security clearance, e. g. to which extent the actual recruitment followed the official instructions and guidelines, in which ways the captives presented themselves and what image they tried to create, how they were appraised and perceived by the Czechoslovak authorities and by officers, etc. The final mosaic should demonstrate that recruitment of the former Wehrmacht soldiers was not only inevitable, but also vital and necessary for completion of Czechoslovak armed forces. The vetting itself was a very strict and thorough process aimed on preventing potentially dangerous, unreliable individuals who might have posed a security risk from joining the Czechoslovak army.
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Czechs and Slovaks in the country of helvetian cross: czechoslovak expatriate clubs in Switzerland in the second half of the 20th century
Dörner, Petr ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Kvaček, Robert (referee)
This thesis deals with the development and activities of compatriot organizations of Czechs and Slovaks in the 20th century that were associated in the Union of clubs of Czechs and Slovaks in Switzerland. The first clubs, which did not last long, were established in the 1860s. The origins of more stable organizations date back to the beginning of the twentieth century, when clubs such as Czechoslovak Beseda Slovan in Geneva and Czechoslovak Beseda Svatopluk Čech in Zurich were established. These organizations expanded after the big emigrant wave caused by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. This period between the years 1968 and 1990 is the main objective of the following research. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first one introduces some basic notions needed for the thesis and puts the existence of compatriot clubs in Switzerland in a broader context. At the same time, it deals with the most important emigrant waves from Czechoslovakia with emphasis on those emigrants that left for Switzerland. The second chapter deals with the very development of compatriot movement in Switzerland before the critical year 1968. Furthermore, this chapter is divided into various sections on the basis of selecting important turning points in the development of compatriot organizations, such as...
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Action Kulak in District of Louny and Its General Assumption
Kaloušová, Lenka ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Stehlík, Michal (referee)
Anotation The thesis concentrates on a description of the action Kulak, focusing on the region Louny with an explanation of the general trends of the collectivization of agriculture. The goal of this work is to show different problems of the action Kulak by thorough analysis of whole course of events. These problems appeared as far as in final period between 1949-1953. Last chapter sketches the diversity of forced resettlement with describing life stories of the individual farmers. The work is micro-probe in proces of forcible resettlement of farmer's families from year 1951 to 1953. The thesis covers historical circumstances of the action Kulak and gains primarily from archive files.
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