Description
This research will attempt to satisfy two questions. First, how did the politics and culture in Czechoslovakia create a climate in which opposing sentiments regarding the communist regime could exist, and how were they acted upon? More importantly, how could these two views coexist not only within one country, but within the individual citizen? A dominant narrative regarding state-citizen relations in a communist regime emphasizes the force of the totalitarian regime and describes a powerless, submissive population. This project highlights the agency of the citizens of communist Czechoslovakia, embracing a history of everyday life approach to show that a variety of factors and experiences affected responses towards the government.
Czech it Out: Collaboration and Resistance in Communist Czechoslovakia
This research will attempt to satisfy two questions. First, how did the politics and culture in Czechoslovakia create a climate in which opposing sentiments regarding the communist regime could exist, and how were they acted upon? More importantly, how could these two views coexist not only within one country, but within the individual citizen? A dominant narrative regarding state-citizen relations in a communist regime emphasizes the force of the totalitarian regime and describes a powerless, submissive population. This project highlights the agency of the citizens of communist Czechoslovakia, embracing a history of everyday life approach to show that a variety of factors and experiences affected responses towards the government.