After the US Army liberated Czechoslovakia and consequently left country at end of 1945, local women started to give birth children fathered by American soldiers. As a result their multifaceted origin these had face various challenges in post-war Czechoslovakia. Not only did perception fathers change from liberators enemies socialism. Being illegitimate, soldiers also challenged traditional soc...

Abstract The Brno housing estate Lesna is undoubtedly an important achievement of Czechoslovak urbanism and architecture the 1960s. It was built on southern slopes north in 1962–1970 according to a project by team architects Frantisek Zounek, Viktor Rudis, Miroslav Dufek Ladislav Volak. Although it standard construction made prefabricated components, did not want hide its technical expression. ...

The paper deals with the development of law in Czechoslovakia from its inception to existence so-called First Republic, focusing particular on criminal law. primary question addressed is whether there legal continuity previous Austro-Hungarian system. Given that were several orders force aftermath establishment Czechoslovakia, next necessary how this situation was addressed. presents examples s...

Václav Havel (1936–2011) was for many people in the Czech Republic most significant and certainly revered cultural political figure of past half a century. In 1960s, became important representative East European absurd drama. His work banned after 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion Czechoslovakia. Gradually, throughout 1970s 1980s, emerged as one Czechoslovak dissidents fall communism 1989, he elected P...