Central European History in the Context of the Cold War

  • Kód: KHI/QHCW
  • semestr: letní
  • Garant: Mgr. Jan Kohout
  • Vyučující: doc. PhDr. Karel Konečný CSc.

    • Anotace

    The course deals with the European history after 1945. It focuses on political and cultural aspects of the Cold War. It pursues coming of the Cold War (the specific cases of East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary). One seminar will pay attention to the Hungarian revolt in 1956 and its world wide consequences. The emphasis will be put on the concept of human rights (Helsinki, Charter 77). Another topic, which will be lectured, is the question of exile and emigration from the Soviet sattelites. The seminar will also deal with everyday life in the Soviet sattelites, propaganda, art and architecture. The end of the Cold War (Velvet Revolution, fall of Berlin Wall) will be also discussed.

    Program semináře/přednášky

    The coming of the Cold War, Hungarian revolt in 1956, Khrushev secret speech at XX. congress of CP USSR on Soviet sattelites, exile and emigration, Soviet dissidents, August 1968 in Prague, Charter 77 (Vaclav Havel), human rights (Helsinki), the Polish crisis of 1980/1981, life in the Soviet sattelites, propaganda, art and culture in the second half of the 20th century, Gorbatshev - perestrojka, Velvet Revolution, fall of Berlin Wall, new perspectives in EEU and NATO.

    Požadavky k zápočtu/kolokviu/zkoušce

    Taking part in discussions, exam.

    Literatura

    • Judt, Tony. (2005). A history of Europe since 1945. The Penguin press. New York.
    • Stromberg, Roland N. (1997). Europe in the Twentieth Century. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.