Research in Czechoslovak History in the Period of the Two Totalitarian Regimes (1938-1989) and after the Collapse of Communism

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Research in Czechoslovak History in the Period of the Two Totalitarian Regimes (1938-1989) and after the Collapse of Communism 2005-2010 Research Programme; Person in charge: Dr Oldřich Tůma; Beneficiary: Institute of Contemporary History in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Provider: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

  • Primary source research in contemporary Czechoslovak/Czech history (1938-1989), post-Communist period, history of sciences in the 20th century; analysis, reconstruction, interpretation
  • Documentation of contemporary history, editorial activities, publishing of professional (subject–oriented) journal
  • Building-up: contemporary history as university subject of studies, professional library with admission for researchers, students and the public

 


Demokratická revoluce 1989 Československo 1968.cz Němečtí odpůrci nacismu v Československu

Current events in picture

Director of the Institute for Contemporary History Oldřich Tůma starts the proceedings on 20 November. The picture further shows the participants of the first panel called “The Struggle for East-Central Europe as a Primary Cause of the Cold War?” From left to right: Michael Hopkins, Benjamin Frommer (Chair), Vít Smetana, László Borhi and Rolf Steininger.
Prime Minister Jan Fischer awarding Prof. Mark Kramer with the Karel Kramář Memorial Medal.
The Prime Minister is congratulating Thomas Blanton, the director of the National Security Archive. Further from left to right are: Prof. Alex Pravda (Oxford University), Prof. Mark Kramer (Harvard University), Prof. Vilém Prečan (Czechoslovak Documentary Centre), Prof. William Taubman (Amherst College) and Michael Dockrill – husband of Prof. Saki Dockrill who was awarded in memoriam.

International conference (19-21 November 2009) about the role played by East-Central Europe in the Cold War.

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