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Receptions of Ilya Repin's artworks and exhibitions of Russian artists in Prague 1900-1953
Buzykanova, Sofya ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
This barchelor thesis aims to examine the receptions of exhibitions of Russian artists, which took place in Prague in the first half of the 20th century, with an emphasis on the work of the well - know Russian painter Ilya Yefimovich Repin. This thesis will observe transformation of the reception of Russian art under differen historical circumstance that the Czech lands and Russia went through and in the context of the changing attitude of Czech society towards Russian culture. It will be based on the example of the work of I. Repin. The first large group exhibition of Russian artists in Prague took place in 1900, when Russia was struggling sharply with the question of nationalism and the uprising revolutional movement. During the First Czechoslovak Republik several smaller monographic exhibitions of Repin took place. In addition, in 1935 took place another big exhibition of Russian paintings of the 18th - 20th centuries took place and it was created under the auspices of the City of Prague. This barchelor thesis does not neglect to mention the Exhibition of paintings of national artists of the USSR from 1947, although I. Repin was not represented there. It was the main exposition, which reopened the question of socialist realism just before the communist coup in Czechoslovakia. The conclusion of...
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Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire
Mikhalek, Kristina ; Arava-Novotná, Lena (advisor) ; Nosek, Bedřich (referee)
1 Abstract The diploma thesis deals with the establishment of a settlement zone in the Russian Empire. This is an interesting topic, because there was no such thing in other states. It is difficult to compare the Pale of settlement with the ghettos that existed in Europe. The first chapter describes the origin of Pale of settlement itself. The second chapter discuss the general definition of Pale of settlement and the issue of translation of this term into the Czech language. The third chapter focuses on the historical context, the main emphasis is put on the legislation in Russia that was enacted in relation to Jews. It is also very important to mention the attitude to Jews of each tsar and official, because then their attitude was reflected in the laws. The last chapter presents an attempt to formulate the causes of Pale of settlement. The work is based mainly on contemporary literature and contemporary legislative activity, which gives the opportunity to best understand the attitude of the Russian government to the Jews of the Russian Empire. As a result, it can be assumed that Anti-Judaism, which went through its own age development, but from the beginning played only a small role, was very widespread in Russia. Therefore, it had little effect on the establishment of Pale of settlement. The main reason...
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The Legal Status of Minorities in Russia
Ullmannová, Nicola ; Petráš, René (advisor) ; Horák, Záboj (referee)
1 Abstract Thesis title: The legal status of minorities in Russia This work is an overview of the legal status of minorities in Russia and their mutual interaction with the dominant nation in individual historical stages. Its subject is to explore changes in the status of minorities in political, cultural, linguistic, religious and fundamental human rights. This is put in the historical context and the influence of the state's minority policy on state integrity is examined, including the assessment of the adequacy of the state-legal arrangement for the needs of national minorities. The space is also devoted to the administrative division of the country, which plays an important role in Russian terms. The pros and cons of period legislation are evaluated. Its impact on the practical life of minorities is illustrated by examples of specific minorities. The work is structured chronologically, presenting the history of Russia primarily in terms of milestones relevant to national minorities. The first part devoted to the Russian Empire monitors its gradual expansion and differences in the legal status of the conquered nations. Approximately from the middle of the 19th century, the Russian legislation has been directed towards unification, resp. Rusification of the whole empire, while the causes and effects of...
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The Orthodox civilization? Genesis of Russian political religion through the prism of civilizational analysis
Seliverstova, Evgeniya ; Šubrt, Jiří (advisor) ; Arnason, Johann Pall (referee)
Thesis "The Orthodox civilization? Genesis of Russian political religion through the prism of civilizational analysis" has a historico-theoretical character. It presents an analysis of origins and evolution of two most important Russian ideologies which were expressed in religious terms. Using the civilizational perspective and by reconstructing of factual and mental context of two Russian ideologies, this thesis polemizes with religious determinant of Russian civilization. Instead, it establishes an issue of religio-political nexus, which seems to be more successful for thinking about civilizational specifics of Russia. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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History of Russian banking
Tamilin, Andrey ; Brada, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Kubát, Max (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the development of Russian pre-revolutionary banking system and securities markets. The thesis describes activities of individual banking institutions, including the conditions of their operation in the context of royal Russia. The first chapter focuses on origins of global banking. Next parts describe birth of Russian banking and its maturation with regard to the causes of non-standard development. The last chapter presents characteristics of the stock market of the Russian Empire.
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