Romani literary endeavours in the Czech Republic: A historical survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
KAROLÍNA RYVOLOVÁ
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Historical Survey ◽  
Literary Field ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Velvet Revolution

This article offers a survey of writing by the Roma in former Czechoslovakia and current Czech Republic over a span of six decades. It traces the beginnings of Romani literature in two Romani journals published by the Union of Gypsies-Roma between 1969 and 1973, reveals some covert centres of activity in the relative silence of the Normalization years of the 1970s and 1980s, and highlights the milestones of development following the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Bringing developments up to present day, the essay shows the Czech Romani literary field as vibrant and ambitious and full of promise.

Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Bazyler ◽  
Kathryn Lee Boyd ◽  
Kristen L. Nelson ◽  
Rajika L. Shah
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Nazi Occupation ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
Communal Property ◽  
Property Transfers ◽  
Anti Jewish ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Independent Country

During World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory comprising the modern-day Czech Republic (previously part of the independent country of Czechoslovakia), creating the Protectorate of Moravia and Bohemia. All Jews in the Protectorate became subject to German jurisdiction and anti-Jewish laws, including German laws on expropriation of Jewish property. Immediately after the war, Czechoslovakia enacted legislation invalidating property transfers made during Nazi occupation. The measures were short-lived, however, because the country fell under Communist rule that resulted in a second wave of confiscations from all persons. It was not until after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 that new immovable property restitution laws were enacted for private and communal property. The Czech Republic endorsed the Terezin Declaration in 2009 and the Guidelines and Best Practices in 2010.

scholarly journals Ministerial staff of the Czech Republic 25 years after the ‘Velvet Revolution’

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Ochrana ◽  
Michal Plaček ◽  
Michal Křápek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Velvet Revolution

The article analyses ministerial staff of the Czech Republic 25 years after the Velvet Revolution. It characterizes ministerial employees during the period of the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia (1948–1989) and following the anti-communist coup. In order to analyse the present-day situation, it uses our own survey of the staff working at ministries in the Czech Republic. Within the survey (conducted April–June 2013) all 14 ministries of the Czech Republic were contacted. In total, 1351 respondents (ministerial employees of the Czech Republic) participated in the survey. The research aimed to examine the gender structure, age, education, acquired experience and performed activities of ministerial staff. The results of the research also signal that in some areas (e.g. within the so-called systematized employment positions and the prescribed level of education at some ministries) the residual effects of the previous regime still manifest themselves. The results of this research may be an inspiration for similar research projects in other countries of the former Soviet bloc.

The Music Protest in the Czech Republic after 1989. Jaroslav Hutka’s „Udavačz Těšína” and the discourse on post-Velvet Revolution bardic art

Tekstualia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (53) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Tatiana Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
The Press ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
The Relationship

The article analyses the press debate regarding Jaroslav Hutka’s song Udavač z Těšína, with a focus on both the objections against the author as well as Hutka’s defence. The arguments articulated in this debate function on two main levels: a formal and a personal level, the latter shedding light not only on the author’s motivations but also on his audience’s outlook. The analysis traces the shifts within the post-communist bardic discourse in the Czech Republic and the evolution of the relationship between singer-songwriters and the audience with respect to the perception and interpretation of the new post-communist reality as well as their own lives.

scholarly journals Possibilities of security measures in museums in the czech republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Marek Tomastik ◽  
Katerina Vichova ◽  
Eva Hoke ◽  
Erik Pfeffer
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Current State ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
The Future ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Better Than

The threat of theft of works of art, antiques and books which are always being stolen from museums, galleries and archives in the Czech Republic, as well as abroad, remains present. Given the existence of the current stolen objects markets and the fact that artefacts keep their value which grows in time, theft will continue into the future. Thus, the security of museum collections and buildings is a pressing issue. It is, therefore, important to seek modern, secure and cheap solutions for the smaller museums in the Czech Republic. This paper describes the current state of security in the Czech Republic and proposes appropriate solutions of the problem of security in museums and galleries. The situation is very critical in some museum areas. Historic heritage is not sufficiently protected. The present study solves the analysis of the state of the historical heritage at present. The protection of the historical heritage is better than the Velvet Revolution. The article deals with the protection of monuments currently, analyzes the current security situation in museums in the Czech Republic and suggests a solution that would improve the future security of artefacts. Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management prepares a workplace to help museums work with risks.

scholarly journals Vaclav Havel: A Symbol of Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe (to the 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia)

2019 ◽  
pp. 159-184
Author(s):  
S. Vidnianskyi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Vaclav Havel ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
Democratic Change ◽  
Political Figure

The article is dedicated to the figure of the prominent Czech cultural and political figure Vaclav Havel. The author reveals the main stages of the biography of this famous personality from childhoodto the presidency. The literary, educational, dissident, human rights and political activities of V. Havel are characterized. The author summarizes the role and influence of the personality of the Czech leaderof post-communist Czechoslovakia and subsequently of the Czech Republic in the matter of returning the country to the community of European states. The pages of V. Havel’s biography are revealed onthe background of the main processes of Czech transit to democracy, namely in connection with the successful processes of Euro-Atlantic and European integration. The importance of the figure of thefirst President of the Czech Republic in its international recognition and the establishment of international relations and the pro-European foreign policy is emphasized. The article also describes the establishment of Ukrainian-Czech dialogue.

scholarly journals Czech Republic: Ambiguous Past as a Part of Current Politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Vadim TRUKHACHEV
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Other ◽  
Severe Reaction ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Warsaw Pact ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
30Th Anniversary ◽  
Red Army ◽  
Heated Debate ◽  
Czech Society

In 2019, the Czech Republic celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which put an end to the 41-year socialist period in Czech history. This event, the liberation of Prague by the Red Army in 1945, and especially the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968 largely determine the attitude of modern Czechs toward the USSR and Russia. Opinion to the deployment of Warsaw Pact troops in 1968 is clearly negative; the other two dates are causing heated debate. For instance, not only the fate of the monument to Marshal Konev and the intention to perpetuate the memory of the Vlasov army in one of Prague’s districts have provoked a severe reaction in Russia, this issue has also caused a debate in Czech society. The ambiguous past still remains part of current politics in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Academic Citizens: The case of Czech national student organization after the Velvet Revolution

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Jiří Nantl
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Student Organization ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Velvet Revolution ◽  
Student Interests ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Over Time

Abstract The article analyzes the case of development of the national student organization in the Czech Republic in the context of the structuration theory of social movements. It finds that the Czech national student organization, at the beginning rather imposed in a top-down manner, has successfully established itself as an organization able, at a time, to channel relevant student interests. However, due to underlying logic of its own foundations, it has later become, over time, rather part of academic oligarchy, sharing its vested interests.

scholarly journals Stosunki czesko-ormiańskie

Lehahayer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 283-302
Author(s):  
Petra Košťálová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Historical Survey ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Identity Strategies ◽  
Armenian Diaspora ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Oriental Studies ◽  
High Degree

Czech-Armenians relations: a brief historical survey Armenian studies in Czech Republic became more widely known toCzech public in recent years. Following up the long tradition of Oriental studies ingeneral, a newly re-established research centre was opened at the Department ofEast-European Studies at Charles University, aiming to cooperate with other colleagues.After long and heated discussions, Czech Republic decided on (albeit nonofficial) recognition of Armenian Genocide and supports initiatives to prevent suchviolence in future. Several monographs dealing with this subject were published recently.And finally, despite the fact that the Czech Republic has no historical experience with the presence of Armenian diaspora before the year 1990, well establishedand coherent Armenian community exists here now and – especially in Prague –shows a high degree of integration into Czech majority. Already two generations ofCzech Armenians are following their identity strategies while preserving their owncultural identity.

scholarly journals Political transformations in the Czech Republic after the “Velvet revolution”: a retrospective approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-164
Author(s):  
Tetiana Fedorchak
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political System ◽  
Party System ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Velvet Revolution

Using a retrospective approach, the author explores the changes that took place in Czechoslovakia after the 1989 «velvet revolution». The article emphasizes that the «velvet revolution» later grew into a national revolution and led to the emergence of two new nation-states; into a political revolution that destroyed the authoritarian regime and contributed to the emergence of new democratic political institutions; in the economic revolution, during which the mechanisms of a market economy were created in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The country made a simultaneous transition from dictatorship to democracy, from a command economy to a free market and to a nation state. Despite such a difficult situation and a large number of tasks, Czechoslovakia was able to eliminate the totalitarian legacy, solved the transformational tasks and problems of the division of Czechoslovakia into two sovereign states. In the Czech Republic, the classical political mechanisms of a democratic civil society had already been established in the 1990s and first, a multiparty political system. New democratic election laws laid the groundwork for a competitive multi-party system and political pluralism. The 1993 Constitution of the Czech Republic legislated a new political system for a democratic society, which was to be based on the voluntary creation and competition of political parties, who respect fundamental democratic principles and deny violence as a means to an end. The «velvet revolution» caused a sharp rise in civic activity. On the eve of the first parliamentary elections in 1992, more than 140 political parties and right-wing and left-wing social movements were registered in the CSFM. This was the peak of the quantitative growth of the number of political parties at the stage of building civil society.

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