Course: "Be careful, rich village man!" Peasant state in the era of democracy, Nazism and Communism

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Course title "Be careful, rich village man!" Peasant state in the era of democracy, Nazism and Communism
Course code KHI/KV10
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rokoský Jaroslav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The relationship of the Czechs to the land is marked mainly by the violent collectivisation that fell on the once prosperous peasantry. The peasant used to be a free man, often farmed with the help of modern technology, and supported the development of cooperatives and a rich social life. Conditions changed fundamentally during the Nazi occupation and in communist Czechoslovakia, when this entire social stratum was threatened with liquidation. Prosperity and prosperity under the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the first Czechoslovakia (agrarian party, cooperative traditions, rural community); The countryside under the Nazi occupation (war economy, resistance, persecution); The roots of injustice under the Third Republic (banning of the agrarian party, retributions, the Communist Party and the countryside); The Soviet model of collectivization and the JZD (government policy, illusions and tragedies, propaganda); Peasants against collectivization (resistance, forms of persecution, prison anabasis); Action "Kulak" - forced eviction of peasant families from their land.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
Relationship of the Czechs to the land is mainly marked by forced collectivization, which affected profoundly once prosperous farmers. Farmer used to be a free man, he often farmed using modern technologies, supported development of cooperatives and rich social life. Situations changed fundamentally during the Nazi occupation and in communist Czechoslovakia, when this whole social class was threatened by elimination.
The student is able to critically evaluate the relevant source, is able to formulate and defend his/her own opinion, and is able to orient himself/herself in the broader contemporary context.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of developments in the restored Czechoslovakia.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student gets acquainted with archival material, on the basis of which he/she prepares a shorter critical essay (of his/her own choice or in agreement with the teacher).
Recommended literature
  • Blažek, P. - Jech, K. - Kubálek, M. a kol.:. Akce K. Praha, 2010.
  • Blažek, P. - Kubálek, M. a kol.:. Kolektivizace venkova v Československu 1948-1960 a středoevropské souvislosti. Praha, 2008.
  • Jech, K.:. Soumrak selského stavu 1945-1960. Praha, 2001.
  • Rokoský, J. - Svoboda, L. (eds).:. Kolektivizace v Československu. Praha, 2013.
  • Rokoský, J.:. Dvakrát otrokem. Paměti agrárníka Oldřicha Suchého. Praha, 2014.
  • Urban, J.:. Kolektivizace venkova v Horním Polabí.. Praha, 2016.
  • Urban, J.:. Venkov pod kolektivizační knutou. Praha, 2010.


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