Z bojovníků hrdinové. Veteráni 2. světové války a politika uznání v českých zemích ve 20. století

How did the different political regimes in the Czech lands define who the war heroes are and what symbolic awards and material benefits they have? How was the heroic status constructed by veterans and their organizations and what role did expert knowledge in this context? Which tendencies were domestic origin and which impulses came from abroad? The lecture will focus on these issues and more general problems of research into the processes of heroization and deheroization of war experience in the Czech lands since 1945 to the present. In addition to the staff of the Institute, the basement of building B A is also free of charge to other interested parties.