Archive of past events
Discussion with Advocate Ntsiki Sandi, member of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
On 1 March 2010, Advocate Ntsiki Sandi, former member of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be visiting the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive. At the occasion of this rare visit, the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes cordially invites to a discussion with Advocate Sandi on the topic “Truth and Reconciliation Commission”, to be held on Monday, 1 March 2010 at 3 – 4.30 pm in the 1st floor lecture hall of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Siwiecova 2, Prague 3.
Published: 01.03.2010
Dear researchers
The Security Services Archive's research room will be closed for operational reasons between December 28-31, 2009.
Published: 22.12.2009
Results of the Activities of the Institute for the Study of Totalitiarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive
We would like to take the liberty of providing you with some information regarding the activities of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive, since their establishment on 1 February 2008 up to 30 November 2009.
Published: 07.12.2009
The Institute and Archive Receive a Joint Visit from the Ambassors of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of South Africa
Prague, December 2, 2009 – The directors of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and Security Services Archive, Pavel Žáček and Ladislav Bukovszky, welcomed two esteemed visitors in one day at the institutions they run...
Published: 03.12.2009
“Prague Through the Lens of the Secret Police” Exhibition Opens at Harvard University
Boston, November 15, 2009 – The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and Security Services Archive, in cooperation with the Cold War Studies Project at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, opened the exhibition “Prague Through the Lens of the Secret Police” and introduced the companion book of surveillance photographs on November 15 at Harvard’s Center for Government and International Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Published: 19.11.2009
Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes publicizes lists of staff servicemen of SNB Directorate I and II
Prague, November 9, 2009 – On the day marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive are presenting the latest additions to the Institute’s Web project dedicated to the landmark year 1989 in Czechoslovakia.
Published: 09.11.2009
Invitation to a press conference
Prague, November 6, 2009 – On the day marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and Security Services Archive will hold an exclusive press conference to present the latest additions to the Institute’s special Web project dedicated to the landmark year 1989 in Czechoslovakia
Published: 06.11.2009
Institute activities related to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia
The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has prepared a series of events this month, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Communist totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia.
Published: 04.11.2009
Exhibition: “We Did Not Give Up, or Stories of the 20th Century”
Prague, 27 October 2009 – An outdoor exhibition called “We Did Not Give Up, or Stories of the 20th Century” will open in Prague for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. This event is dedicated to the people who sacrificed themselves in the fight against the totalitarian regimes of the last century. The exhibition is being held under the auspices of the Czech prime minister Jan Fischer, and it will be formally opened at Prague Castle on 29 October 2009.
Published: 27.10.2009
Invitation to a press conference
We would like to invite you a press conference, which is taking place as part of the launch of an outdoor exhibition entitled “We Did Not Give Up, or Stories of the 20th Century.” This event has been prepared by the Post Bellum organisation as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. The exhibition has been arranged in conjunction with the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, and the City District of Prague 1. Many other partners have also contributed to the event.
Published: 26.10.2009