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KSČ and political development in the district of Teplice-Šanov between 1945 and 1948
Linhart, Martin ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Dobeš, Jan (referee)
In the bachelor thesis I focus on the study of activities of KSČ in the district of Teplice-Šanov in period between years 1945 and 1948. The basis of my work comprise study of sources and literature. I concentrate my interest particularly on following thematic fields: organizational activity, personnel administration and acting in bodies of local selfgovernment (ONV Teplice- Šanov). Naturally I touch activities of other political parties with whom Communists clashed when they aimed to reach their goals.
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Trade relationships between Czechoslovakia and Egypt in the 50's and 60's years of 20th century
Kubr, Jan ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Gombár, Eduard (referee)
(in English): Topic of this work is to describe the czechoslovakian-egyptian trade relationships in 50's and 60's years of the 20th centruy with a focus on the supplies of weapons into Egypt and the United Arab Republic. In the work will be also outlined a development of the Middle East in a given period (like a context for the topic i will look on a rise of State Israel, arab-israel's wars, influence of the superpowers a inner political developmnet of Egypt and the United Arab Republic). The work will come from the secondary literature, published sources, mainly from the funds of the Political bureau, Bureau of the Central committee of the KSČ, i was also thinking about use of the fund from the office of the 1st secretary Antonín Novotný, but in this fund are the same documents like in the funds of Political bureau, Bureau of Central committee and many documents are not in this fund (National archive Prague) and than from the fund of the Archive of the foreign department. The objective of this fork is to find out a development of the trade relationships between the both states in a given period, if were more important political of economical aspects of the relationships and also if the Czechoslovakia was a only distributor of the weapons which were constructed and manufactured in the Soviet union...
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Historic causes and context of the present position of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech society
Černý, Jan Karel ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Pehr, Michal (referee)
(in English) This thesis is focused on historic causes and context of contemporary position of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech society. To chosen problematics I approach through a concept of spirituality which enables us to have a preview on other phenomena and processes that disrupted catholic religiosity. My thesis starts in the Enlightenment which has had a quite underlying ideological influence on the position churches all over the Europe, while I complemented this chapter by secularization aspects of Judeo-Christian tradition. The next chapter dedicating to 19. century is primarily focused on modernization processes (especially Czech nationalism) which could replace or suppressed traditional religiosity. The short 20. century is devided on formation of relationship between state, church and society (The First Republic and communist period) and simoustaneously in framework of this part it is introduced postmodern transformation of religion whose ,,offshoots" characterise present Czech spirituality. The Revolution and the beginning of the 90s are viewed from two approaches - from a dissolution of concensus and from adapted liminal theory. How it seems, the contemporary position of the Catholic Church is given profound processes - especially anti-catholic form of nationalism and a rate of...
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Cultural change in High Himalaya. The transformation of Sherpa and Thakali culture from the traditional to the modern context
Thoma, Michal ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
This diploma work is concerned with the cultural change in the societies of Sherpas and Thakalis of High Himalaya. Focus is on the crucial period - turn of fifties and sixties of the last century - when the Tibetan frontier was closed for the traditional long-distance trade. This trade was crucial for the living of the studied societies. This work at first brings brief geographical and historical overview of the situation in Himalaya and in general terms describes the transhimalayan trade system. The processes of building ethnic identities in Nepal Himalaya are explained thoroughly to facilitate understanding of various relations of the studied communities. In two chapters concerned with Sherpas and Thakalis the work deals with the traditional way of living of the studied societies, especially focusing on their adaptation to the harsh highland climate. Further it explains swift changes to which both ethnics was exposed and concentrates on the adaptive strategies and mechanisms employed to succeed in the new context. In the conclusion the work brings evaluation and comparison of the adaptive strategies of the studied groups.
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Religious Life in Czechoslovak Prisons in the Period of the Communist Regime
Synek, Jan ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Blažek, Petr (referee)
This thesis deals with Czechoslovak penal system between the years 1948 - 1989 from the view of religion. It investigates the developement of spiritual service in prison, follows its decline after February 1948 and describes in which way the prisoners tried to find a solution to the prohibiton to practice religion in prisons. Further it focuses on religious persecution in communist Czechoslovakia, presents reasons for imprisonment of the members of individual confessions and shows how their faith reflected in everyday life in prison. The author makes a reference to the concentration of priests in closed departements, explains its reason and tries to depict everyday life of these separated communities. He describes in details how the convicted practiced the acts of their religion and he deals with the differences of individual confessions. The work speculates over the sense of imprisonment of hundreds of priests, friars and laymen from some of the Churches in communist Czechoslovakia. It thinks about the power of faith and conviction exposed to cruel physical treatment and mental violence. It also deals with the question of colaboration, relations between members of different confession and between the convicted and warders. In the end it depicts how the people with religious belief, who were...
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February 1948 in the Presidential office
Trpišovská, Jana ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Kvaček, Robert (referee)
The aim of this thesis is not to describe again what happened in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, but to present the role of the Presidential office in that political crisis and the role of president Edvard Beneš himself - how much power he had and what could he really do to solve the crisis of that time. After the short introduction to the situation, which led us to the end of the Second World War, follows the presentation of the Presidential office with its departments and employees, who worked there and later published their memories about February 1948. The most important was the presidential chancelor Jaromír Smutný, who worked for a short time for the next president Klement Gottwald as well, and after that he escaped abroad. Their memoirs will be compared with the memoirs of other political icons of that time. Memories wrote nacional socialists Huber Ripka, Prokop Drtina and Ota Hora, communist Bed ich Rattinger was writing a diary in February 1948, the situation in the Presidential office described Jaromír Smutný, Miroslav Jirásek and František Škarvan. The other persons, who are important as well, are ambassador Eduard Táborský, Swedisch friend of Hana and Edvard Beneš Amelie Posse-Brázdová and journalist Ferdinand Peroutka. From the archival documents would be used the materials from the...
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Eastern district 1960-1989. Citizens and the lowest link of the State security on the example of the Havlíčkův Brod district
Tomek, Prokop ; Rychlík, Jan (advisor) ; Hlavačka, Milan (referee)
The subject of this dissertation is the problem of activities of the State Security on a current district level which has remained up to now unnoticed. On one hand it dwells on the organization development of the apparatus of the political police outside big centres, on its persona! appointments and on the incorporation of the StB structure into the local system of the totalitarian power. On the other hand it analysis interests of the State Security, the develop-ment in the interpretation of enemy and of supposed or actual risks for the stability of the state power. The period between 1960 and 1989 was choosen for its stable form of the territorial zoning and as a period of declarative completion of the so-called socialist society. In such a framework it is possible to follow the influence that important landmarks had on the territorial structure of the State Security, as for instance the period around the Prague Spring 1968, or the rise of civic activities starting the end of 1970's, as well as the period of the fall of regime at the end of 1989. The study was written in particular as a result of studies of original so far mostly unexplored archival materials including use of some memoirs and other secondary literary sources. The role of territorial StB-bodies did not consist in a direct and mass...
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The tragedy and the sacrifice: Hungarian and Slovak historiography 15 years after the change
Gonczarow, Zora ; Nálevka, Vladimír (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee) ; Irmanová, Eva (referee)
Comparing of Slovak and Hungarian historiography 15 years after 1989 there are several conclusions to be made which mark both historiographies and can therefore suggest there are common characteristics of Central European historical writing. There is a significant difference between how the communist heritage was treated in both countries - in Hungary and in Slovakia, however the link between the historiography and actual politics is very strong. Some of the historians emerged as leading politicians in the new set-up and the historiography in terms of cultural practice became in some cases a significant political player. Generally, the historiography and history-related questions play an important role in everyday politics. Both historiographies bear strong signs of national discourse and either was significantly shaken in its positivist approach. In the case comparison several conclusions were made about the strategy each historiography employs to present the history of the country. The Hungarian as well as Slovak national corpus intends to show a history of an independent and proud nation which has worked hard to achieve its own state. The corpus is dedicated to the national story picturing the past and the tradition to build on, explaining the form of the state as it is (including the borders),...
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The language of communist power on the pages of Rudé právo in 1953
Hannová, Daniela ; Kvaček, Robert (advisor) ; Rychlík, Jan (referee)
The subject of this work is the style and method of language manipulation on the pages of Rudé právo during the year 1953. This Bachelor's work also strives to outline the basic typological attributes of Communist propaganda. The goal is to point out the role of politics in culture, its transformation after the Communist overthrow, and how this reflected on the newspaper culture. The body of this work can be divided into two parts. The first is separated into three chapters: In the first chapter we will become acquainted with the propaganda problematic. In the second we shall find an analysis of cultural institutions and in the third a treatise of the role of printed media. The latter part of this text focuses on analyzing particular articles from Rudé právo preceded by a brief introduction.
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