"Každou akci obsaďte informátorem nebo agentem!" Mormoni a jejich postavení v Československu po roce 1948

• Authors: Jiří Myroniuk

Title variants

EN

"Place an informant or agent at every event!" The status andsSurveillance of the Mormon Church in Czechoslovakia after 1948

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The submitted study presents the history of the Mormon Church in Czechoslovakia after 1945. The Mormons resumed their activities following the end of World War II, but this did not last long. After the Communist coup in February, they came under surveillance, which eventually led to the arrest and short-term imprisonment of several American missionaries. The activities of Czechoslovak Mormons were banned, forcing them to operate underground. The text introduces the reader to the complex situation that arose after February 1948, when the functioning of the church became very difficult and the State Security sought to obstruct and suppress their activities by all possible means.

Keywords

EN

Mormon; church; State Security; Missioonaries; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; ilegal activity; Communist coup; persecution

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 87-117
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jiří Myroniuk

• Historický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i., Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic