The Munich Agreement was a pact regarding the Sudetenland, which were areas along borders of Czechoslovakia, mainly inhabited by Czech Germans. The agreement was discussed among representatives of major powers of Europe without the presence of Czechoslovakia leaders. After a conference held in Munich in 1938 the agreement was signed in the early hours of September 30. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of Czechoslovakia in the face of territorial demands made by German dictator Adolf Hitler. The agreement, signed by Nazi Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitted German annexation of Czechoslovakia´s Sudetenland. The Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia, since most of its border defenses were situated there. and Jan Němeček, Jan Kuklík.
We recall the sixtieth anniversary of the communist putsch in Czechoslovakia. On 25 February, the Communist Party seized control of government of Czechoslovakia and its totalitarian regime was dominant until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. and Jiří Kocian.
Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its Soviet domination after World War II. It began on January 5, when reformist Alexander Dubček came to power, and continued until August 21, when the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded this country to halt the reforms. The Prague Spring reforms were an attempt by Dubček to grant additional rights to citizens as a part of his partial decentralization of the economy and democratization. and Jitka Vondrová.
Bloody Whitsuntide in the middle of June 1848 is perceived as a milestone in revolutionary years of 1848-1849. In the face of former Marxist glorification of „barricade heroes“, contemporary historiography considers this event as tragic moment that did not aid Czech national politics. and Roman Vondra.
ASCR recalls the ninetieth anniversary of the signing of Three Kings Declaration which paved way for Czechoslovak independence. For the first time this declaration formulated the proposal for an independent Czech state, united with Slovakia, but with no mention of Habsburg Dynasty. and Martin Kučera.