Nový sviatok v kalendári komunistického režimu: k formovaniu osláv československo-sovietskeho vzťahu na konci 40. rokov 20. storočia

Title: Nový sviatok v kalendári komunistického režimu: k formovaniu osláv československo-sovietskeho vzťahu na konci 40. rokov 20. storočia

(New Holiday in the Calendar of the Communist Regime: The Formation of the Czechoslovak‑Soviet Relationship Celebrations at the End of 1940s´)

Author: Hasarová Zuzana

DOI: 10.17846/SHN.2016.20.1.135-160

Source: Studia Historica Nitriensia, 2016, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 135-160

Abstract: The paper deals with the preparations for the celebration of the Czechoslovak­‑Soviet friendship. Highlighted is particular the year 1949, beginning of the tradition. Discussed are the initial ideas about the content and form of celebration. Analysed are changes in comparism to the initial idea and offered are interpretations of possible causes. Explained is the ideological background of the festivities and its official interpretation by governmental representatives. Article referred also to the main organiser of the event, the Union of Czechoslovak­‑Soviet Friendship, and analyses it in the context of the political situation.

Keywords: Days of Czechoslovak‑Soviet Friendship; Union of Czechoslovak‑Soviet Friendship; Celebrations; Festivities; National narrative; Ideology;

Language: SLOVAK

Publication order reference: Katedra histórie, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Republic, mail: zuzana.hasarova@ukf.sk