Přidáno: May 1, 2024

During the era of communist Czechoslovakia, the month of May was linked with an amnesty several times. It was usually announced on the occasion of Czechoslovakia’s liberation (1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1965), but the preamble may have also stated…

Přidáno: March 1, 2024

A large number of investigation files that have been preserved in the ABS deal with a specific event, for instance, an air crash, a war crime during the Nazi occupation, or a border disturbance on the Iron Curtain. Some…

Přidáno: February 6, 2024

The former Czechoslovak foreign intelligence service (The First Directorate of the National Security Corps) also included what was called the “illegal programme”. Its non-official “technical” officers were stationed abroad on long-term postings under non-official cover. Prior to “stationing”, they…

Přidáno: January 1, 2024

Rhinoceros, Jackal or Giraffe? No, this is not an invitation to a zoo. In 1984, the Scientific Development Department of the Federal Directorate of Public Security was tasked to design new vehicles that the police could use in actions…

Přidáno: December 14, 2023

Public Response to the Restriction of Christmas Benefits in 1951 – Reports of Regional State Police Directorates After the 1948 coup, the state not only interfered in private ownership but also into the labour relationships, wages, social security, healthcare…