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Way of thinking by philosopher - dissident Bohumir Janat
Zemanová, Kristýna ; Hogenová, Anna (advisor) ; Jirásková, Věra (referee)
Dissertation "A thought journey of a philosopher-disident Bohumír Janát" deals with the life and work of a Christian philosopher and spokesman of Charter 77. The work is not divided into two parts, but each chapter includes both his personal and professional life as well as analysis of Janáts texts. The work begins with Janáts childhood and his studies at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague and continues with the period from graduation until the year 1989 when his texts already contain motifs he was developing for the rest of his life. Year 1988 was particularly important as at this time he was the spokesman for Charter 77. The third section is the period from 1989 to Janáts death in November 1998 when he produced most of his work. The work is especially pointing out that Bohumir Janát was always a critic of present, he ran against the spirit of the time - during and even after a totalitarian regime end in November 1989. He saw the coup as a revelation of God's power, not as a revolution. He hoped for a change in the mindset of the nation, for a turnover to the sphere of ethics and spiritual deepening. Post- revolutionary development, however, was a deep disappointment for him. His inspiring thinkers were S. Dunne, H. D. Thoreau, T. G. Masaryk and F. Nietzsche, whose philosophy...
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Lenka Procházková, her literary career, life and oeuvre - a monograph
Zídková, Lea ; Janáček, Pavel (advisor) ; Heczková, Libuše (referee)
This thesis deals with the course of literary career and with the forms of work of Lenka Procházková, an author, whose literary career started in the turn of late seventies and early eighties in the unofficial literature. As a signee of Charta 77 and a daughter of Jan Procházka - highly acclaimed, yet unpopular for the regime after 1968 - she became a banned author, whose work could not be published within an official structure of Czech literature in the seventies and eighties. Her literary career continues until these days. In the Introduction part the reasons why our interest is aimed at Lenka Procházková in the first place are being described. The basis goals of our work are also stipulated within the Introduction section. In section Fundaments of Research hypotheses for the approach to the following analyses are introduced. In Sources of Information part all used sources are being introduced - already published literary works as well as sources unpublished or materials which have not been compiled yet (archive materials, letters, reminiscences of observers, family and friend eyewitnesses etc.) In the chapter called Life Circumstances accompanying and determining the literary career of Lenka Procházková we present a comprehensive and detailed biography of the author which cannot be found...
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State Security in 1989
Procházka, Libor ; Vilímek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
Thesis wants to show how well the Czechoslovak secret police was informed about the activities, plans and tactics of the political opposition especially in the year 1989. The main sources for the paper are the authentic records of the State Security as regular situation reports, information on the security situation in the country, inside directives of the secret police, but also some documents of the Communist Party leadership. Text shows which were the most important activities of the independent initiatives in the viewpoint of StB and prove that the security forces of the regime seem to might have had (surprisingly) good information on the opposition initiatives. Paper is also aimed on some functional aspects of the State Security, which did not exist in a political vacuum, but was directly subordinated to the Communist Party. Finally, it describes changes in the organizational structures of StB, particularly linked to the reform in 1988. Key words: State security, year 1989, opposition in Czechoslovakia, Charta 77, Movement for Civic Freedom, Obroda, Democratic initiative
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Prague Spring and Post-1968 Czechoslovakia from the Norwegian Perspective
Jirásek, Vojtěch ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The purpose of this Bachelor's Degree Paper is to reconstruct the Norwegian perception of the process of democratization during the second half of the 1960s and to trace Norway's ensuing assistance provided to Czechoslovakia's independent initiatives. The work succinctly summarizes the development of Czechoslovak-Norwegian relations and the activities of the post- February 1948 and post-August 1968 exiles in Norway. It also explores the way Norway's foreign policy and general public were influenced by the historical milestones that had a determining impact on Czechoslovakia's post-World War II history. These landmarks include the Communist coup d'état in February 1948, the year 1968 with its Prague Spring movement and the following military invasion of the country, and the emergence of Charter 77 in 1977. In the process of the formation of Czechoslovak-Norwegian relations in the fifties and sixties, a major role was played by post-February 1948 exiles. The organization Norsk- Tsjekkoslovakisk hjelpeforening was particularly instrumental in this respect. The institution was headed and founded by Anna Kvapilová, who - formerly in her native country - had been an activist of the National Socialist Party and collaborator of Milada Horáková. During the WWII, she was imprisoned in the concentration camp...
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The support of Czechoslovak opposition by France in 80's
Hrachová, Alena ; Bureš, Jan (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the support of the Czechoslovak opposition by France in 1980s. The support and contacts from the official French state representation as well as the support from the civic society is analysed. The writer focuses on the activity of the French embassy, the French institute in Prague, Association of 5th January and other associations established to support Charter 77 in France, Jan Hus Association, magazine Sv dectví, the French Socialist Party and other leftist groups and contacts of the churches. The visit of the French president Francois Mitterrand in Czechoslovakia in 1988 is read in context of the new concept of the French foreign politics toward the East. His meeting with the dissidents as well as the meeting of the independent civic associations 10th December 1988 is analysed from the point of view of the Czechoslovak state leaders. The writer uses the French and Czechoslovak newspapers of that period and the interviews with the participants of these events to interpret them and understand the connections.
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Železný, Jakub ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Kraus, Jiří (referee)
Thesis focuses on the medial campaign of the Czechoslovak communist regime against the civic initiative Charter 77 during january - february 1977. Thesis consists of the introductory study "Czechoslovak journalism in the "Normalisation" period" and of next captures sumarizing the high- lihgts of that campaign. Thesis focuses on the medial campaign of the Czechoslovak communist regime against the civic initiative Charter 77 during january - february 1977. Thesis consists of the introductory study "Czechoslovak journalism in the "Normalisation" period" and of next captures sumarizing the high- lihgts of that campaign. Thesis focuses on the medial campaign of the Czechoslovak communist regime against the civic initiative Charter 77 during january - february 1977. Thesis consists of the introductory study "Czechoslovak journalism in the "Normalisation" period" and of next captures sumarizing the high- lihgts of that campaign. Thesis focuses on the medial campaign of the Czechoslovak communist regime against the civic initiative Charter 77 during january - february 1977. Thesis consists of the introductory study "Czechoslovak journalism in the "Normalisation" period" and of next captures sumarizing the high- lihgts of that campaign. Thesis focuses on the medial campaign of the Czechoslovak communist regime...
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Attack Texts on Personalities of Czechoslovak Disent an 1977-1979 and 1985-1988
Vaculíková, Martina ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The thesis is focused on discrediting texts on the personalities of Czechoslovak dissidents in years 1977-1979 and 1985-1988. It studies the historical background of these years and describes this problem in the way of critical discourse analysis. Therefore, there is used description of the historical period with analysis of texts in three newspapers, called Rude Právo, Mladá Fronta and Lidová Demokracie. The objective of the work is collection of texts of the newspapers in mentioned period and demonstration of typical discrediting text. First of all, there is pointed what it means "dissent". There are described groups and people, who were connected with these activities. Secondly, there is shown special cause about lawsuit with Václav Havel and Tomáš Řezáč. The perspective is focused on exceptional and special action which was linked with discrediting texts and official law. After that are summarized aspects and significance of discrediting texts. There is hope that this thesis dispels the complex problem of discrediting texts, and that the case for ideology developed through media is clear.
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THE IMAGE OF DISSIDENT IN CZECH DOCUMENTARY FILM AFTER 1989
Kohout, Martin ; VACHEK, Karel (advisor) ; HENDRICH, Vladimír (referee)
The work is attempting to describe the mental image of a dissident, the way it was most oftenly interpreted in the post Velvet revolution period films known to the public or regularly shown on the televion screens. For this purpose was chosen 53 films, which were devided according to their general interpretation and impression. I followed with an analyzation of the montage and bulding elements, that are used in these films, most oftenly shaping the opinion of the general public. The interpretations and contents of these films were compared to the results of the social-sientific research on the nature of normalization period and the dissent. Also these generally popular films were compared with the works standing outside of the mainstream documentary film, about the topic of dissent or previous regime in general.
This theses is therefore refering to the problems of interpretation of the previous regime, normalization and the role of dissent in czech society.
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Underground music - subculture of young people in Prague in 1968 - 1989
KAŠŤÁK, Roman
The work deals with the mapping of underground cultural phenomenon in the Czechoslovak normalization environment. Especially arising subculture within the band The Plastic People of the Universe. Described is a brief history of the band, its sources of inspiration, lyrics and music. The next section focuses on the persecution of the regime and the subsequent wave of solidarity from the Czech intellectuals and dissidents, which substantially contributed to the formation of Charter 77.
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Public Opinion and Charter 77
Kunštát, Daniel
A part of CVVM's February survey looked at the opinion's of the public on Charter 77. It also looked at current evaluations of the character of Charter 77 and opinions on what is was that led the signatories of Charter 77 to sign this document.
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