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The 1980 Olympic Games and its Reflection of Soviet Foreign Policy
Bayerová, Dominika ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee)
1 Abstract The thesis examines the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 and their subsequent boycott. This significant sporting event was adversely affected by the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan at the end of 1979. In response, the USA and several other countries decided to boycott the Moscow Olympics, with a total of 65 nations choosing not to participate, making it the largest boycott in the history of the Olympic Games. To understand the context, the international political situation in the 1980s is analyzed, along with the subsequent reasons for the boycott. The thesis also provides important facts regarding the organization of the Games (such as facilities, venues, the Olympic Village), the Soviet Union's preparations for the 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow, and the subsequent response of Soviet diplomacy to the boycott. A section of the thesis is dedicated to three athletes, of whom only one could participate in the Olympics. The objective of this work was not only to describe Soviet foreign policy but also to illustrate how sports can be exploited for propaganda. In the context of the Olympic Games, the relationship between the Soviet Union and not only the USA but also other countries is reflected. The thesis reveals that the easing of tensions was in the past, and there was a renewed...
Belarusian Politics of History 2011-2020 and Soft Belarusization
Kužela, Jan ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Klípa, Ondřej (referee)
In my thesis, I focus on the phenomenon of Soft Belarusization, which I contextualize within the historical politics of the state led by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The focal point of the work is the year 2014 when following the Russian annexation of Crimea there was an increase in national motifs in the public sphere, along with the support for Belarusian culture and language. I approach the issue by analyzing primary sources - Russian disinformation websites, reactions of Belarusian politicians and ideologists, which I interpret in connection with the specific type of Belarusian regime, adaptive authoritarianism. The key contribution of this thesis comes from structured interviews with representatives of the Belarusian opposition, who operate both in exile and directly in Belarus, enriching the subject matter with direct, authentic experiences of the individuals involved. The aim of the whole thesis is to unravel the complex relationships between historical politics and manifestations of Soft Belarusization, describe its impact on historical politics and deepen awareness of these phenomena from the perspective of the Belarusian opposition.
An Inductive Empirical Case Study Of China's Exercise Of Discourse Power: A Topic Model Based Analysis Of Xinhua's English-Language Facebook Posts About The War In Ukraine In 2022 - 2023
Theseira, Julian Anthony ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Zubek, Marcin (referee) ; David, Maxine (referee)
This thesis analysed Xinhua's posts about the war in Ukraine in 2022 - 2023 on its primary global English-language Facebook page, as an inductive empirical case study of China's exercise of Discourse Power. This thesis used an inductive computational method, Topic Modelling, in combination with a framework adapted from the public diplomacy literature due to limited existing scholarship in English about China's Discourse Power, to analyse data about Xinhua's Facebook posts about the war in Ukraine in 2022 - 2023. The dataset of this thesis consisted of 1110 Facebook posts and their associated metadata from the period 1 February 2022 - 31 March 2023. The data was gathered using CrowdTangle, then processed and analysed using the Python programming language. This thesis inductively identified five possible topics of Xinhua's Facebook posts about the war in Ukraine in 2022 - 2023: China's Perspectives On The War In Ukraine; The War In Ukraine And Global Prices; Russia's "Military Operation" In Ukraine And Presidents; UN And The War In Ukraine; US, NATO, And The War In Ukraine. Through an analysis of data from Facebook, this thesis found that these topics possibly obtained some traction with audiences. Therefore, China's exercise of Discourse Power regarding the war in Ukraine via Xinhua was possibly...
Between Global Ambitions and Economic Pragmatism: Czechoslovak Experts in Angola and Mozambique in the Cold War
Menclová, Barbora ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee) ; Pešta, Mikuláš (referee)
In the mid-1970s, the Soviet Union and its allies, strengthened by the Helsinki Conference's success and the United States' international weakening after the defeat in Vietnam, launched a new global offensive. One of their priorities became cooperation with the newly established states in Sub- Saharan Africa - Angola and Mozambique. In addition to continued military support, the Eastern Bloc states invested in their industrialization, agriculture, and key infrastructure, which were supposed to contribute to the development of both states. In the case of Czechoslovakia, like other European socialist countries, sending experts to Angolan and Mozambican factories and other institutions became part of its foreign policy. By the end of the Cold War, several hundred Czechoslovak citizens had gained work experience in Angola and, later, Mozambique. The aim of the dissertation dealing with this key Czechoslovak foreign policy strategy in the broader Cold War context is to contribute to the current academic discussion on the forms of socialist globalization and the approach of the East to the Global South in the late Cold War. Based on the archival documents and interviews with witnesses, it explores Czechoslovakia's intentions in pursuing its expertise in these Lusophone countries after 1975. Further, it...
The Ukrainian issue as a tool for the consodilation of Putin's Russia
Vaidišová, Natálie ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
This thesis investigates the Russian domestic political context of the escalation of relations. It verifies the claim that the Ukrainian issue has served the Russian political leadership over the past two decades to gradually consolidate internally Russian society, caught off guard by the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the Russian elite's use of anti-Ukrainian historical narratives can therefore be interpreted as a tool to stabilize post-Soviet Russian identity in a form that suits the current interests of the Russian power centre. What role historical politics has played in the use of the Ukrainian issue for Russia's internal consolidation is explored in this thesis through an analysis of the argumentation of the Russian Federation's leaders towards Ukraine, from the rise of Vladimir Putin to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This examination presupposes a detailed theoretical argumentation, to which I devote the first half of the thesis. Subsequently, I apply the theoretical-methodological findings in the second part of the thesis in the analysis of the speeches of Russian representatives, which I divide into the following main analytical units: the development of Russian-Ukrainian relations based on the performances of Russian presidents, the Ukrainian theme and narrative of the legacy of the...
Change of the state's approach to education of children after 1917 in RSFSR
Jasenčáková, Miroslava ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Vydra, Zbyněk (referee) ; Šaur, Josef (referee)
After 1917, the territory of the former tsarist Russia witnessed significant changes in society. One of them was a different approach to children's education. The emerging Soviet state sought to create a new modern society based on the Bolshevik concept of communism. In relation to children and youth, it deliberately sought to create an educational system with the aim of forming a new Soviet person from an early age. This dissertation explores the nature of the connection between pre-war and post-war Russian, or Soviet, pedagogy, how the Bolsheviks were able to use modern methods of education to their advantage, and what the implications of this were for the education of Soviet children and youth. The thesis first presents, in general terms, the theoretical framework of Bolshevik considerations on the emergence of a new society and explains how the understanding of the concept of the "new man" evolved. It presents the theoretical conception of the 'new Soviet man' and also specifies the reasons why children and youth were the ideal population group for the Bolshevik government to expect to begin the rebuilding of society. In particular, the dissertation traces the transformation of the education system in the forming Soviet Union from 1917 to the early 1930s. It first focuses on the Bolsheviks'...
The EU response to the development in Belarus in 2021: the human rights scope
Kotielnikova, Olha ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Góra, Magdalena (referee)
European Politics and Society: Václav Havel Joint Master Programme Charles University The EU response to the development in Belarus in 2021: the human rights scope Master's Thesis Abstract Author: Olha Kotielnikova Supervisor: Mgr. Daniela Kolenovská, Ph.D. Year of defence: 2022 Length of the thesis: 18892 words Abstract Human rights abuse in Belarus has again become a topical issue on the European Union's agenda alongside political rights violations since 2020. The Union sees its role in influencing the internal policy of the proclaimed Belarusian government for it to start respecting human rights. As a united body, it has instruments to exercise its foreign policy instruments, such as restrictive measures, negotiations, and communication. The dynamics of their usage have been changing, but there is still potential to review and adapt possible European responses. Keywords European Union, Belarus, foreign policy, human rights, human rights defence, resolution, sanctions, restrictive measures.
Orthodoxy, Politics, and Kirillism: Reassessment of Post-Soviet Church-State Symphonia in Patriarch Kirill's Russia
Perrain, Paul-Henri Francis Patrice ; Brisku, Adrian (advisor) ; Kolenovská, Daniela (referee)
. CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of International Studies Thesis Abstract 2022 Paul-Henri Perrain . CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of International Studies Paul-Henri Perrain Orthodoxy, Politics, and Kirillism: Reassessment of Post-Soviet Church-State Symphonia in Patriarch Kirill's Russia Thesis Abstract Prague 2022 Author: Bc. Paul-Henri Perrain Supervisor: Doc. Adrian Brisku, Ph.D. Academic Year: 2021/2022 Abstract While the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) occupies a preponderant place in Russian cultural identity, its position as an institution has undergone great changes throughout history. Sometimes under the rule of the tsars, sometimes independent, sometimes marginalised, the ROC is now back in the aftermath of the fall of communism. In this new officially secular state, the Church has managed to restore close ties with the main political authorities of the country and benefits from the proximity and entanglement of the spiritual and temporal powers to defend its own interests. The involvement of the Church in the Russian public sphere is all the more evident since the election of Kirill in 2009 as Patriarch. The principle of symphonia which postulates the independence of the two powers and which should guide Church-State relations after 1991 seems...
Pillars of Russia's Middle East Policy: Primakov's Doctrine
Rauvolf, Josef ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Kolenovská, Daniela (referee)
ENG The paper proved that Primakov's doctrine and the idea of multipolarity is until today still the part of Russian strategic thinking and the part of documents dealing with foreign policy, strategy and safety. As for the Near East Russia is successful in following this policy and gain the goals that Primakov strove - that is to limit the US influence in this region, the development of relationships between Russia and the local great powers and to strenghten Russia and its recognition by local states. Russia reached this goal by pragmatic policy that accented the diplomacy and the development of the commerce and the relationships first, thus eliminating the loss of positions after the decline of USSR in the 90's. Unlike the US Russia acted actively, sometimes even aggresively in Syria and thus succeeded in changing the conflict's score and to protect both its and Bashar Assad interests. As Russia became the major and most important player in Syria and as the war had enormous consequences both in this region and outside it as well, each player, and the regional great powers first, had to deal with Moscow. Kremlin thus built the narrow relationships with these great powers, and it had the leverage as well - it helped Moscow to weave the net of relationships it can profit from now. Thanks to its...

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