The Role of Intelligentsia in Modern Czech History

• 영문명: The Role of Intelligentsia in Modern Czech History
• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 동유럽발칸연구소
• 저자명: Jana Bischofová
• 간행물 정보: 『동유럽발칸연구』동유럽연구 제9권, 1~18쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2001.02.28

영문 초록

All four attempts to establish an independent Czech state in the 20th century, in 1918, 1945, 1968 and 1989, indicate that such a state can be built up only through democracy. The paper aims to show that the leading role of Czech intellectuals in the political changes of the year 1989 was by no means casual. On the contrary, it corresponded to the traditional position of the intelligentsia in the Czech society and to its functions in politics and culture. Czech culture, especially literature, has always fulfilled political tasks. Under the reign of Austria, Germany, as well as Russia, the Czech politics found itself in the state of clinical death. In such circumstances, it was just the voice of literature and art that expressed anxiety and hopes of the society and helped to maintain the national consciousness. It goes without saying that such a substitute function is typical for the literature of jeopardized nations. As the Czech nation had to fight for its bare existence and independence nearly from the very beginning of its history, the Czech intelligentsia had always been the vanguard of political, cultural, and social changes.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. The Period after the Battle of White Mountain (1620)

Ⅲ. The 19th Century - the Period of the Czech National Revival and of the Struggle for Political Independence

IV. Between the Two World Wars (1918-1938)

V. The Period of World War II (1938-1945)

VI. From Liberation to Communist Totalitarianism

VII. The Reforming Process of Prague Spring

VIII. The Time of Normalization

IX. The Restoration of Democracy after November 1989

X. Conclusion

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