Archived materials of the month

Alleged Attacks on the “Father of All Workers”

Alleged Attacks on the “Father of All Workers”

Přidáno: March 1, 2019

The records of the former State Police tell us that in 1949, two assassination attempts occurred in connection with Prime Minister Antonin Zapotocky’s travels around Eastern Bohemia. The first came in Nachod on 10 January 1949. Early in the…

100 Years Ago in Zvolen

100 Years Ago in Zvolen

Přidáno: February 1, 2019

The Security Services Archive administers mostly archival materials from the years 1938–1989; nonetheless, it is sometimes possible to find older materials, too. Among the most numerous examples of older archival materials are the event logbooks of the gendarmerie in…

Disinformation in Guinea

Disinformation in Guinea

Přidáno: January 1, 2019

One of the tasks of the Czechoslovak Foreign Intelligence was also to spread “active” or “passive” disinformation, which was called a “active measure” according to the terminology in use then. The forged document we have chosen to present this…

Units have been Drinking …

Units have been Drinking …

Přidáno: December 1, 2018

As evidence of the time served with the Border Patrol units, we can use not only resources of an operative nature but also resources pertaining to the everyday activities of the political apparatus of the border patrol brigades. The…