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In the article Masaryk's multilevel approach to Master Jan Hus is being solved in the context of the controversy about the Czech history importance and a possible benefit for the contemporary historians´ attitude towards Jan Hus - sociological, philosophical, religious and purely historical view of one of the most important personalities in the Czech history with the overlap into the European history. In Tomas G. Masaryk´s work the main thing is not the complexity and the depth of the historical approach to the particular person or history as such, but the fact that he sees everything from many aspects and becomes the pathfinder of the multiperspective approach which is becoming very popular nowadays. Most Masaryk's quotations in this article should prove the author's conclusions, above all the different insight into the particular term (notion), into the sense of the Czech history or into the specific personality during various periods of the historical development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents an analysis of Czech history by Czech leader and philosopher Jan Patocka. Tracing the origins of repeated historical tragedies; Criticism of the philosophical, political and historical shortcomings of Patocka's discussion; Search for a historical truth and philosophical understanding of history that has political implications.

The article discusses the Prague Spring of 1968 in relation to other events in Czechoslovakian history. Many significant events in the country's history end in the number eight, the article indicates. Also examined is the author's contention that the country's character is demonstrated by the responses to these events in the following year, those years ending in nine. Topics include the Munich Treaty of 1938, the communist takeover in 1948, and the Soviet-led invasion in 1968. Also discussed is Czech heroism, cowardice, wisdom, and foolishness following these cataclysmic events.

Provides vignettes illustrating the use and misuse of symbols in Czech history. Symbolism in uniforms; Political and geographical location; Traditions and monuments; Footprints from Terezin concentration camp; Memorials to European cultural celebrities that visited the town of Karlovy Vary.

The study presents the results of a questionnaire survey on the involvement of Ukrainian students (who arrived as a result of the war conflict) in the teaching of history at Czech elementary schools. It is part of a broader research, and this study focuses on the results related to the availability of teaching materials, the knowledge of Ukrainian students, their testing, and evaluation. The results indicate that in the spring of2023, teachers did not agree on the state of availability of history teaching materials for Ukrainian students. If anything was lacking, it was most commonly worksheets and textbooks. They also often lack assistants for Ukrainian students. An interesting aspect is the effort of Czech teachers to incorporate Ukrainian history into Czech history education. Most respondents cannot assess the historical knowledge of Czech and Ukrainian students. Those who compare them mostly state that the knowledge of Ukrainian students is inferior, citing the different thematic placement of history classes in Ukraine as the main cause. It is positive that Czech teachers generally observe improvements in the history skills of Ukrainian students. They attribute this improvement primarily to the enhancement of their language skills. In the case of testing Ukrainian students in history, teachers most often choose a combination of written and oral exams, usually in the Czech language. Ukrainian students can frequently use an online translator, especially during written tests. Only a minority of Ukrainian students have an assistant available. During the research period (spring 2023), they were mostly tested on a reduced curriculum. Evaluation is usually done using grades, but a common approach is a combinedform where the evaluation is supplemented with verbal feedback. Ukrainian students are generally assessed less strictly than Czech students. The results are compared and contextualized with the findings of other research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper deals with the role of religion in the process of defining Czech national identity. In the first part it aims at defining a proper theoretical framework for describing and analyzing the broad context of the topic. The second part of the paper consists in applying the theoretical framework to the subject of religion and national identity in modern Czech history. The theoretical background is based on the combination of K. Dobbelaere's concept of secularization with the sociopolitical conflict model as defined by P. S. Gorski. The role of religious ideas, practices and institutions is transformed in the process of socie tal modernization and functional differentiation. New, non-religious worldviews are developed. In the process of mutual interaction of secular worldviews with religion, religious elements become an integral part of discourses within the developing subsystems of politics, education, economics, etc. It leads to the situation of the persisting importance of religious ideas at the societal level, where religious phenomena continue to be discussed. The concept of Czech national identity incorporates religious elements under the conditions of the religious monopoly in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The anti-clerical or anti-Catholic concepts of national history appear at a societal level, while people tend to embrace the dominant form of religion connected to the state system at the individual level. Individual religious affiliation reveals an increasing complexity with the end of the religious monopoly, with the creation of the independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 and under the situation of religious pluralism. At the individual level the Roman Catholic Church continues to dominate religious life of the Czechs, nevertheless the declared church membership gradually decreases. Since religious phenomena have become incorporated into secular worldviews, such as into the concept of national identity, religion persists at a societal level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the problem of alcoholism in Czech Republic. Beer is one of the first things that comes to mind when foreigners think of this country, in which it has been a part of Czech history for about a thousand years. However, alcohol soon became a tonic to drown out the economic and spiritual malaise of the nation. Thus, although it may be an integral part of their culture, they may have to compromise this attitude that critically affects social and health issues.

Attempts to elucidate some historical roots and social circumstances of the new discussions about the usefulness and acceptability of the national conception of Czech history, primarily among Czech historians. National conceptions of history in nineteenth century an inseparable part of nation-building process all over Europe; Work of Czech historians between mid-1880s and 1930s; Zdenek Nejedly presents first official ideology of Czech historiography; Details.

Investigates how politicians, academics and teachers are attempting to repackage Czech history into various frameworks. Study showing that students under the communist regime in 1989 received the lowest amount of history instruction in Europe; Chaotic days after the Revolution wherein teachers were given free reign over the curriculum.

The article questions that is the violent removal of a tyrant objectionable. The year 2004 marked the 62nd anniversary of the most important act of the Czech resistance against Nazi tyranny. The assassination of the acting Reich's Protector Reinhard Heydrich remains a contradictory event, which has proven difficult to evaluate, both then and now. Ancient Czech history abounds in examples of both individual and wholesale slaughter. The alleged founding dynasty of the Premyslids murdered their rival Slavnik and Vrsovec families right down to the last suckling child.