Archived materials of the month

A Czechoslovak Archivist in East Africa

A Czechoslovak Archivist in East Africa

Přidáno: September 10, 2021

When I started two months ago we had no idea about the condition the archive here was in. Now I know a little more … The headquarters are in a small house in the town centre … Not only…

Two Destinies that Went through the Fire

Two Destinies that Went through the Fire

Přidáno: July 12, 2021

Court files from the collection of the former so-called Study Institute of the Ministry of the Interior No. 141, German courts in the „Reich“, went a long way after they had been created. Nowadays they belong to the most…

All My Compatriots

All My Compatriots

Přidáno: June 4, 2021

All My Compatriots, or the Case of František Slimáček The 1960s saw a breakthrough in the Czechoslovak cinematography. It was initiated by the arrival of the new young generation of filmmakers, graduates of the Prague Film Faculty of FAMU…

“Normalisation” of Music

“Normalisation” of Music

Přidáno: May 4, 2021

In the time of the so-called “normalisation of society” in Czechoslovakia, the life of musicians in some particular genres was far from easy. To have a permit for public performances, one had to meet certain regulations: to do the…