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Propaganda and youth in Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren
Nezdařil, Petr ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The thesis topic is Nazism propaganda targeted on youth in protectorate Moravia-Bohemia. Firstly it covers the analysis of national-socialistic ideology and its campaign methods with focus on refurbishment of propaganda vision and mission that were used by the organization Kuratorium for youth education in Bohemia and Moravia. The organization was supposed to educate "race-convenient" youth in nationalistic ideology. Its publicly available magazines "Zteč", "Správný kluk" and "Dívčí svět" were used as key sources. Second objective are propaganda adoption analysis by targeted youth generation and further word of mouth. Final observations were on differences between goals of propaganda towards youth and mature generation.
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The concept of hooligan and the reflection of hooliganism phenomenon in Czechoslovakia (1948-1969): law, police and journalism
Kotalík, Matěj ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Kopeček, Michal (referee)
This MA thesis deals with the phenomenon of the so-called hooliganism and its reflection in Czechoslovakia 1948-1969 in law, police and journalism. It is divided into eight chapters. The Introduction recapitulates the actual topic-related historical texts and formulates the questions the thesis should answer. Chapter two defines theoretical concepts of socialist dictatorships, anomie and subculture the thesis intends to work with. Chapter three focuses on the development of the hooliganism concept in the Soviet Union from where the concept was brought to Czechoslovakia. Chapter four analyses the changes of hooliganism concept in law (legislation, legal discourse and legal practice) and reflects hooliganism as an example of cultural transfer. Chapter five focuses on hooliganism problem faced by the police, on success or limits of the police work. Chapter six focuses on the reflection of hooliganism in Czech press as field of divergent or similar opinions and as an example of subcultural redefinition. Chapter seven compares the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia with the same phenomenon in other countries of Central Europe. The Conclusion summarises the knowledge obtained about hooliganism and thinks about a possible future enlargement of the topic.
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The currency reform in Czechoslovakia in 1953
Stromšík, Jakub ; Kuklík, Jan (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
Resumé The Currency Reform in Czechoslovakia in 1953 The currency reform in Czechoslovakia in 1953 was significant because of many reasons. People lost their long-term savings, they understood the reform as theft of their honestly earned money. Communist propaganda could not change the people's feelings. The confidence in bank savings and life insurance was undermined. The result of the currency reform was cancellation of rationing but in fact the standard of living of Czechs and Slovaks dropped. In centrally controlled economy it was impossible to overcome the supply problems, which played into the hands of the shadow economy. Old-age and disability pensioners were also in difficult financial situation because they lost their income from their bound deposits and life insurance. The biggest group affected by the currency reform was labour class. That was the reason why the planned increase in industrial production failed. The monetary reform was a necessary condition for the continuation of extensive development of heavy industry, in the coming years to allow increased investments in this sector. Further, there have been general assumptions, that the corporate debts would be removed, however in contrary the debts substantially increased. Bankruptcy was unthinkable for many political reasons, and loans were...
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Bohemian poor law in years 1918-1938 and its historical roots
Pátra, Milan ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Pullmann, Michal (referee)
The transformation of the poor law into modern social assistance, that represents one of the free pillars of the contemporary welfare state, has been a very long process. Until the Age of Enlightenment the Church played an expressive role in this respect. Afterwards it came from the state, which created rules of law to insure the considerable part of the population against illness, injury and old age by means of social insurance. Despite all this, there survived the specific group of people that was distinct from the existing system. Hence came the field of activity for municipalities and associations that were in charge of this business. This thesis focuses on development and activity of these organisations. It takes Prague as a model on the municipal scale and the former district of Brandýs nad Labem on the scale of associations' activity.
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Local people's courts in district of Hradec Králové in years 1961-1969
Dvořáková, Kristýna ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Pullmann, Michal (referee)
This thesis deals with the Local People's Courts, a part of judiciary in Czechoslovakia in sixties, focusing on these institutions in the district of Hradec Králové.The Local People's Courts evolved in the process of shaping the judiciary as a public affair, according to the communist ideology, which started after 1948. Therefore, Local Peopl's Courts were intended to combine characteristics of both social organisation and a government authority. The thesis is based on particularities of these institutions and approaches them as a conflict zone of various fields of interest, such as government, trade unions and jurist community. The focus of this thesis was not only to describe these institutions from the points of view of the applicatory legal norm, statutory provisions, instructions of responsible authorities, orders of the communist party and the opinions of lawyers, but also to observe them as a power instrument of a totalitarian regime and a ground for procuring various concerns.
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Ideological Influencing in the Czechoslovak Children's Magazines of the 1970s
Vondráčková, Kateřina ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Pullmann, Michal (referee)
(in English): The aim of this thesis is to characterize ideological influence on the Mateřídouška magazine's pages in years between 1969-1979. The stress is laid down on the reader and their right to have a proper childhood in the period of so-called "normalization". I tried to solve the problem by analysing the previous evolution of the magazine and a consecutive analysis of given period's selected volumes. The research did show that Mateřídouška does place a great stress on tradition and it is necessary to evaluate it as a whole unit. Despite the outstanding return to the real socialism the ideology does assume a specific form. On the basis of discovered facts we can characterize this form in a more precise way and present a picture that children could have seen and read on the pages of Mateřídouška. Klíčová slova (anglicky): Czechoslovakia, social history, period of normalization, propaganda, ideology, children's magazine, Mateřídouška, fairy tale, childhood
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The settlement of region Chomutov in the years 1945-1952
Haviar, Jakub ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The relationship and cooperation between the Czechs and Germans were essential for the development of the territory Also we can conclude, the situation is the same regarding the future, although the level may shift. Till the date this relationship is affected by the traumatic break up during the world war two. This event disrupted cooperation and contact of both nations for decades. In its consequences the Germans were expatriated, nonetheless Czechoslovakia was stabilized both politically and socioeconomically. Even nowadays there are debates among Czech and German historians, politicians and the community concerning the development after 1945. Was it expatriation //displacement// (vysídlení, odsun) or expulsion (vyhnání) which took place at that time? In certain perspective this question still divides the two nations. Each side has its own view from which it interprets the history. We have to note, that even before the expatriation, which was approved at the Potsdam Conference, an unorganized expulsion took place. This phase of the expatriation is considered an injustice and a violation the human rights by all scholars. It is after this expulsion, when the organized expatriation had begun. From the Czech point of view this is defined as expatriation, on the other German side the same process is labeled...
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The Origins of Consumer Society in Czechoslovakia 1945-1970 Trade, Consumption and Advertising
Táborský, Ondřej ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Pullmann, Michal (referee) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
Dissertation "The Origins of the Mass Consumption Society in Czechoslovakia 1945-1970. Trade, Consumption and Advertising" deals with the process of establishing consumption as a new category of human life in the communist dictatorship in Czechoslovakia. Through the analysis of the discourse the author shows how a network of specialized institutions and professionals producing thinking about consumption emerged in the milieu of the Ministry of Internal Trade. This network manifested itself in the planning of the trade infrastructure and in the adoption of a more subtle approach to the problem of consumption in an effort to maintain the legitimacy of the communist rule. The commerce as a sphere of economy was in the communist discourse initially reduced to the transmission lever between production and the consumer. This perception was accompanied by the pursuit of the social justice through the transformation of the consumer's experience, underpinned by a strong moral appeal. The key tools used in this process were the democratization of the access to the goods, the attempts to adapt the services to broad sections of the society, the chance given to the consumers to raise their own demands and also the "new language" of the trade practices. Political thaw after Stalin's death led to the...
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Prof. Rudolf Jedlička (1869-1926) and the medical and social institutions bound up with his activities
Černá, Marcela ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
Rudolf Jedlička belongs to the most important Czech doctors of the beginning of the 20th century. After finishing his studies he engaged, under the influence of his favourite professor Karel Maydl, in surgery. Nevertheless he was very soon interested in X-ray science and radiology - the science branches, which were just newly being formed, and whose pioneer in the central Europe he became. Jedlička was often consulted as a diagnostic and operator thanks to his many-sided medical skills. He connected his life with the Faculty of Medicine of the Czech Charles-Ferdinand University, respectively Charles University, where he was engaged as an educationalist - creator of so called Jedlička school, which became bearer of his medical heritage. He reached the top of his career in 1921, when he was designated as regular professor of surgery and simultaneously head of the II. Clinic of Surgery. Rudolf Jedlička did not limit his activities only to medical theory and practice, but he was also initiator and organizer of many medical and social projects, the most important of which was the foundation of Prague sanatorium and neighbouring Jedlička foundation. Prague sanatorium was opened in May 1914 as a general hospital covering all specializations except of infectious and mental illnesses. The sanatorium arrived...
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Libeň municipal elite between 1880 and 1901
Vobořil, Jan ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
Libeňská komunální elita si díky slabému zastoupení vzdělanostních vrstev meZI libeňským obyvatelstvem uchovala až do spojení obce s Prahou v podstatě tradiční honorační charakter. Největší vliv na chod obce si až do konce století uchovali lidé rekrutující se především z okruhu řemeslníků, obchodníků, hostinských, případně majitelů menších továren, kteří se svým životním standardem od bohatších řemeslníků téměř nelišili. Tito lidé z jádra libeňské obecní samosprávy většinou neměli jiné politické ambice, než byla komunální politika na obecní, maximálně okresní, úrovni. Od 2. poloviny 80. let získala libeňská politická scéna nový charakter díky soupeření dvou politických spolků - Občanského klubu a Občanské besedy, které vedlo k většímu zájmu voličů o věci veřejné. Právě nutnost oslovit je s nějakým programem, který zajistí obci prosperitu, donutila honorační elity k větší aktivitě v komunální politice. A také k větší otevřenosti novým vlivům při modernizaci obce. Až na samém konci století se v obecní samosprávě začaly více prosazovat osoby z okruhu technické inteligence, jako byl například Josef Macháček nebo Alois Pinz, stejně jako ambiciózní živnostníci s pracovními zkušenostmi ze zahraničí, jako byl František Filip nebo Jan Štolc. Právě v nich je možno hledat jedny z prvních libeňských představitelů...
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