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Munich Complex and National Identity in Czech samizdat and tamizdat
Kyselý, Milan ; Kopeček, Michal (advisor) ; Šmidrkal, Václav (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to answer the question why is the Munich complex so essential for samizdat and tamizdat authors, how important was its influence on moral decline of the Czech nation, what was its role in the inability to avoid communist plot in 1948 or in the fail of the Prague spring. . The methodological approach of the presented historical-critical analysis of Munich complex in political thinking of dissent and democratic opposition in exile stems from the interpretation of history of ideas by Aloysius P. Martinich, and the conception of symbolic center by Miloš Havelka. In the introductory part, I analyze the Munich agreement in its historical context and the interpretation of events leading to Munich in the official Communist historiography during the sixties and seventies. It is important for better orientation in individual approaches of analyzed authors. The main focus of the thesis is the analysis of publications relating to Munich events from chosen authors. I confront their conclusions with interpretation of Jan Tesař, whose work is the culmination of samizdat discussion about this topic. There is no unified definition of the Munich complex. It is is mostly associated with president Edvard Beneš and moral decline of the Czech nation. Almost all authors mention the need to...
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The Munich agreement and its reflection in the press/ The reflection of the Munich agreement in the press
Legátová, Alžběta ; Končelík, Jakub (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The Munich agreement signed on the 29th of September 1938 has always been giving rise to strong emotions in Czech society. This event, frequently described as "about us, without us", is a synonym for humiliation, injustice and a symbol of betrayal for many. The historian Jan Tesař holds a non-traditional point of view on this matter. He opposes this established interpretation and sees it as a source of origin of the so-called Munich Complex. The proposed diploma thesis focuses on this phenomenon, which is examined in printed media. Firstly, it provides a brief historical context and introduces an overview of different interpretations of Munich events within Czech historiography as well as describes the arguments of Tesař himself. Furthermore, the Munich complex is conceptualized and the resulting concept includes variables necessary for the research part of the thesis. This section consists of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the content of selected representative media samples. Among examined aspects are arguments used in the press, patterns of interpretation and attributed meanings. The time scope for analysis ranges from 1948 to 2018. Finally, the examination of the presence of aforementioned elements in selected samples and evolution of media bias throughout the time provides knowledge...
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Appraisal of Edvard Beneš in different interpretations of accepting the Munich Agreement
Oraiqat, Jakub ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Smetana, Vít (referee)
Presented bachelor thesis examines different interpretations of accepting the Munich agreement and their influence on evaluation of the second president of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš. He was responsible for the foreign policy of the interwar Czechoslovakia and assumed decisive role in the Munich crisis. Because of these reasons the Munich agreement is mostly associated with the name of Edvard Beneš. Submitting to the Munich agreement is frequently interpreted differently and because of that there are significant differences in evaluation of the political deeds of Edvard Beneš. Reason behind these differences is a question whether should Czechoslovakia defy the Munich agreement and the nation defend itself against the German aggression. The answer to this question determines the method of interpreting the submission to the Munich agreement and also the appraisal of Edvard Beneš. That leads to a schism. From one point of view Edvard Beneš is described as a saviour of the nation but from the other one he is labelled as the one who broke the moral backbone of the same nation. We can find many questionable arguments behind interpretations of the submission to the Munich agreement as a mistake. There is a tendency to compare. But most of the comparisons are not suitable. There are also signs of...
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Munich Complex and National Identity in Czech samizdat and tamizdat
Kyselý, Milan ; Kopeček, Michal (advisor) ; Šmidrkal, Václav (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to answer the question why is the Munich complex so essential for samizdat and tamizdat authors, how important was its influence on moral decline of the Czech nation, what was its role in the inability to avoid communist plot in 1948 or in the fail of the Prague spring. . The methodological approach of the presented historical-critical analysis of Munich complex in political thinking of dissent and democratic opposition in exile stems from the interpretation of history of ideas by Aloysius P. Martinich, and the conception of symbolic center by Miloš Havelka. In the introductory part, I analyze the Munich agreement in its historical context and the interpretation of events leading to Munich in the official Communist historiography during the sixties and seventies. It is important for better orientation in individual approaches of analyzed authors. The main focus of the thesis is the analysis of publications relating to Munich events from chosen authors. I confront their conclusions with interpretation of Jan Tesař, whose work is the culmination of samizdat discussion about this topic. There is no unified definition of the Munich complex. It is is mostly associated with president Edvard Beneš and moral decline of the Czech nation. Almost all authors mention the need to...
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