Czechoslovakia
Historical Overview
The development of the Czechoslovakian society in the postwar was an important historical break in its story. The relations in Europe changed since the European political field got two new great powers, the Soviet Union and the United States of America. They fought together to knock down Nazi Germany. After the victory, the interests of these two countries were increasingly different until they divided into two antagonistic blocks.
Woman and her identity in the prison subculture in the 1950s Introduction
The paper presented by Klára Pinerová at the XVI. International Oral History Conference, \"Between Past and Future: Oral History, Memory and Meaning\" in Prague.
Women in communist prisons in the 1950s in Czechoslovakia: Understanding psychological effects of political imprisonment and ways of coping using oral history
The paper presented by Kristýna Bušková at the XVI. International Oral History Conference, "Between Past and Future: Oral History, Memory and Meaning" in Prague.
The Fate of Czechoslovak Political Prisoners after Release
The full rehabilitation of Communist and non-Communist victims of Stalinist repression represented a major problem for the Czechoslovak Communist regime for decades.
Escape from Ilava
Towards the end of the year1950 a transport of eighty plus prisoners was sent in two busloads from the notorious jail Bory, near Pilsen, to the near empty jail in Ilava in western Slovakia...
Our Childhood Experience with Communism
The Memories of the daughters of a political prisoner – Maria a Jana Jurčovičová from Slovakia. This paper was presented at the International Youth Conference in Prague: \"Life Stories of Victims of Stalinism\".
Letter from Prison
Each letter from prison had to be censored in Communist Czechoslovakia, because it might have contained some forbidden information, complaints about treatment, or a negative comment on Communism.
Suit for Pardon
The reply from the Ministry of Justice on a suit for pardon of Drahomíra Svobodová (nowadays Stuchlíková) dated 1959.
Main Prisons and Forced Labour Camps in Communist Czechoslovakia
This map presents the main prisons and forced labour camps in communist Czechoslovakia.
