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What preceded the Prague Spring? Diversification in the Communist Party between 1954-1968.
Škvarkovská, Tatiana ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is development on the field of Czechoslovak political scene, especially in Communist Party of Czechoslovakia between years 1953-1969. One of the main characteristics of this period is partial easing of policy, which led political groups and movements, which were interested in cooperation with the main party, to form and represent themselves.The main focus of this thesis falls on the biggest and the most significant groups, which could be regarded to as the opposition, but also on the groups formed directly in the Communist Party, which had actual influence on policy making. The thesis is divided into 6 main chapters. It focuses on ideology of the party, its formation and power acquiring in the beginning. Next chapters are about changes in 1953 and the following period, because the year itself was a great milestone in the communist era not only in Czechoslovakia but also in other countries of USSR. Next chapters main focus is on mostly political groups not only in the Communist Party. The summary of the researched events is in the end of the thesis.
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Propaganda and Agenda setting in 1953 Czechoslovak Cinema newsreel
Pour, Petr ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
The purpose of this work is to analyze the content of Czechoslovak cinema newsreels in 1953. From a historical point of view this year was important because of the death of J. Stalin and K. Gottwald and especially by the monetary reform. The governing Communist Party needed to stitch with the imagine of right established way also because of these events. In order to achieve the purpose I will perform both quantitative content analysis, each of publication of the weekly newsreel I will write down in a coding book, wherewith I will find out the topics and scope devoted to them in the weeklies, as well as qualitative content analysis, focusing on how is given the impression of certain topics. With the help of reference books, I will analyze the elements of manipulation and propaganda in chosen contributions.
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An Image of the Years 1948, 1953 and 1968 on Pages of the Karlovy Vary Press
Gűttnerová, Kristýna ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
Academic paper "An Image of the Years 1948, 1953 and 1968 on Pages of the Karlovy Vary Press" analyses specific articles from newspapers that were published in Karlovy Vary. In 1948 it was newpaper called Budovatel - List Čs. sociální demokracie and Jednota - List pracujících hraničářů. In 1953 we follow newspaper Stráž míru and Karlovarský kraj. We selected several articles which we analysed and described in detail from the perspective of content and thematic focus. We are looking for answers to the questions we have established in the theoretical part. In 1948, we look for references in the texts, for example, to the expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia; new settlement within the areas Germans left, or we look for references to the communist coup in February 1948. In articles from 1953, we follow the information about the deaths of J. V. Stalin and Klement Gottwald. We also look for references about monetary reform in the texts. The work aims to approach the historical environment of the Karlovy Vary region from the perspective of the above-mentioned newspapers.
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What preceded the Prague Spring? Diversification in the Communist Party between 1954-1968.
Škvarkovská, Tatiana ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is development on the field of Czechoslovak political scene, especially in Communist Party of Czechoslovakia between years 1953-1969. One of the main characteristics of this period is partial easing of policy, which led political groups and movements, which were interested in cooperation with the main party, to form and represent themselves.The main focus of this thesis falls on the biggest and the most significant groups, which could be regarded to as the opposition, but also on the groups formed directly in the Communist Party, which had actual influence on policy making. The thesis is divided into 6 main chapters. It focuses on ideology of the party, its formation and power acquiring in the beginning. Next chapters are about changes in 1953 and the following period, because the year itself was a great milestone in the communist era not only in Czechoslovakia but also in other countries of USSR. Next chapters main focus is on mostly political groups not only in the Communist Party. The summary of the researched events is in the end of the thesis.
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The Genealogy of the Plzeň Revolt on June 1, 1953: An Analysis of Public Collective Protests of the Plzeň City Population in the Years 1948-1953
Šlouf, Jakub ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Kopeček, Michal (referee) ; Křesťan, Jiří (referee)
The presented dissertation thesis analyzes one of the largest protests of the Czechoslovak Stalinism-era - the Plze revolt against the currency reform in June 1953. From a conceptual perspective, the work draws on the theory of the so-called new social movements. Therefore it sets the well-known Plze incident into the context of previous protest actions that occurred in the Plze region in the course of the years 1948-1953. This method enables the author to chart the development of several varied protest cultures which had been employed in particular parts of society in Western Bohemia on a long term basis and which inspired the inception and the course of the Plze revolt in the year 1953. This way the work offers not only a considerably more precise critical description of the June protests but also their cultural genealogy. By the means of this genealogy the author reveals the structure of the main social movements that took part in the revolt and an associated complex of social conflicts that caused the protests. There were in particular the following three: a socially-motivated strike movement of industrial blue-collars, a pro-western movement of both student and blue-collar youth and a latent tension within the communist party which was becoming evident through a passive resistance of its rank...
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Making moments of history : how the comparison between the 1953 uprising and the 1989 revolution is contributing to a new German story
Boniface, Donna ; Smetana, Vít (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
Since reunifying in 1990, Germany has been working to develop an identity that represents the people of the two former German states. At the beginning of the twenty-first century the country still faced unique challenges as it reconciles the stories of the former capitalist and communist states. First, this study investigates the role of nation-building historical narratives and how they developed in the German context. Then it looks at the introduction of the East German uprising of 1953 into the national history of unified Germany and how this event has been used to shape the narrative around the 1989 revolution. Finally, it reflects on the significance of such a comparison for the historiography of the events.
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Influence of Currency Reform on Czechoslovak Economy in the Fifties of the 20th Century
Slanař, Jan ; Szobi, Pavel (advisor) ; Chalupecký, Petr (referee)
Currency reform performed at june 1953 represented important landmark in economic and social development of Czechoslovak republic. In this thesis is elaborated developement of these areas especially by form of comparison and description, whose goal is to point out to changing development of mentioned areas in the course of the fifties. The thesis is divided into three main chapters, that solve the issue chronologically starting on year 1948 to the performance of the reform, thereafter the reform itself is solved and subseqvently developement is elaborated from 1953 to the end of the decade. Result shows hard impact of the reform on inhabitants and simultaneously remediation of economy, that enabled higher growth of standard of living conditioned by realization of less ideologically radical approaches in developement of economy.
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Monetary reform in Czechoslovakia in 1953
Rumíšková, Hana ; Soběhart, Radek (advisor) ; Chalupecký, Petr (referee)
This thesis analysis causes, process and consequences of monetary reform in Czechoslovakia in 1953. Thesis also includes theoretical review of monetary policy from various economic schools but main part is focused on historic circumstances of monetary reform and economic situation in the country in years 1948 - 1953. It shows the influence of Soviet Union on its satellites, particularly in monetary policy. Thesis is divided according to individual topics. First part covers different attitudes to monetary policy, the next part deals with the reform itself and outlines the significance of the reform's preparation and organization. It is followed by the part of particular role of central bank in this reform and the last chapter discusses economical, political and social consequences of this economic move.
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