HIB0412I The Foundation Stage of Communism and the Masin Brothers

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Malá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 13:20–14:55 K12 nerezervovat
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing the seminar, the student will be able to formulate the main features of the foundation stage of the communist regime. He/She will be capable of evaluating the reasons why the Czechoslovak Republic was an authoritarian state in this period. He/She will characterize the main events of this era and define the basic power structures and repressive organs. The student will also be able to describe the main political trials and their representatives. Furthermore, after finishing the course, the student will have no difficulty naming the main resistance groups of this period and their members, including the Mašín brothers’ anti-communist resistance group.
Syllabus
  • February 1948
  • . Main attributes of the foundation period of communism
  • . First crises of the regime
  • . Constitution, laws and norms of the foudation period
  • . Power structures
  • . Repressive organs
  • . Persecution
  • . Political trials
  • . Resistance groups operating in the foundation period
  • . Persecution of resistance groups
  • . Activities of the Mašín brothers’ resistance group within the Czechoslovak territory
  • . Departure of the principal members to the West
  • .
Literature
  • Jan Kratochvil: III. odboj v Československu z pohledu hodnot EPP-ED. Brno 2006.
  • Moc verzus občan. Úloha represie a politického násilia v komunizme. Bratislava 2005.
  • Knoppová, Drahomíra – Páral, Karel (edd.): Svědectví z dob totality 1948-1989. Ostrava 1998.
  • MASIN, Barbara. Odkaz : pravdivý příběh bratří Mašínů. Translated by Leonid Křížek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2005, 412 s. ISBN 8020412484. info
  • KRATOCHVIL, Jan. Český a slovenský exil 20. století. Praha: Meadow Art, 2002, 159 s. info
  • KAPLAN, Karel and Pavel PALEČEK. Komunistický režim a politické procesy v Československu. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2001, 253 s. ISBN 80-85947-75-7. info
  • KAPLAN, Karel. Nebezpečná bezpečnost. 1. vyd. Brno: Doplněk, 1999, 287 s. ISBN 8072390244. info
  • Za svobodu a demokracii. Edited by Jaroslav Cuhra - Václav Veber. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 333 s. ISBN 8071847941. info
  • NĚMEČEK, Jan. Mašínové :zpráva o dvou generacích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1998, 315 s., [2. ISBN 80-7215-048-0. info
  • GAĎOUREK, Ivan and Jiří NEHNĚVAJSA. Žalářovaní, pronásledovaní a zneuznaní : svědectví ještě žijících obětí stalinismu v českých zemích. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1997, 129 s. ISBN 802101718X. info
  • KAPLAN, Karel and Dušan TOMÁŠEK. O cenzuře v Československu v letech 1945-1956 :studie. Praha: Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, 1994, 183 s. ISBN 80-85270-38-2. info
  • KAPLAN, Karel. Československo v letech 1948-1953. 1. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991, 146 stran. ISBN 8004257003. info
  • RAMBOUSEK, Ota. Jenom ne strach. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nezávislé tiskové středisko, 1990, 174 s. ISBN 80-85196-02-6. info
Teaching methods
The main educational methods include lectures, group discussions, essays. The main emphasis is placed on creative approach and team discussions. The seminar is also complemented by guests’ lectures.
Assessment methods
Written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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