Behind the Iron Curtain

History

*     Milestones in Recent Czech History (1938-1989)

*     Coming to Terms With the 20th Century Totalitarian Past

Introduction

*     Inception and International Cooperation of the Institute and Archive

*     Highlights of Institute Activities

*     Formation and Priorities of the Security Services Archive

Interview

*     We Were Unhappy and Have Begun Not to Know It: Interview with Jiří Gruša on the lack of virtuousness and the threshold of memory

Articles and Studies

*     Getting to Grips With Munich’s Painful Legacy: The Agreement’s long-term effects are still a live issue and subject of debate

*     Wartime Wounds Cast Long Shadow over Czech Society: Czechs were among Nazi Germany’s first foreign victims

*     Cautious Preparations for the Černínský Palace Revolution: February 1948 and persecution of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

*     Communist Regime Investigative Aids Help Historians Uncover Secrets: Preparation of the Action 48 card index for researchers’ use

*     Political Executions in Communist Czechoslovakia: Intentional misuse of the implementation of justice

*     A Cheap and Dispensable Tool for Uranium Extraction: “Class enemies” used as forced labor in mines during the Communist regime

*     Hope, Warnings and Lessons From Across the Border: International impact of the Prague Spring and its crushing

*     Student’s Self-Sacrifice Scrutinized on Anniversary: Czech society reviews Jan Palach’s act after 40 years

*     The NKVD/KGB – The Service That Came In For the Cold War: International conference series expands channels of research and cooperation

*     The Far-Reaching Battle Over the Secret Policemen’s Files: Post-Velvet Revolution scandal that shook the government

Presentation

*     Exhibition: Czech Society Between Munich and the War

*     Exhibition: On the Cold War Front – Czechoslovakia 1948-1956

*     Educational DVD: 1968: Shattered Hopes

*     Book: Victims of the Occupation

*     Exhibition and Book: Orwell in Photographs, Prague Through the Lens of the Secret Police

*     International Conference: Resistance and Opposition Against the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia and Central Europe

ÚSTR, Prague 2009, 54  pages, ISBN 978-80-87211-21-2

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