The journal published since 2004 (originally as the annual journal of the Seminar on Modern History) by the Institute of World History of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague contains studies by Czech and foreign experts whose research is mainly focused on the global and general political, economic, social and cultural history of the 20th century (including necessary extensions into the 19th and 20th centuries and also into related disciplines, e.g. political science). The journal also contains contributions from conferences, colloquia and workshops focusing on the theme of Czech and especially the global and general history of the 20th century; this is also true of reviews of titles by domestic and foreign historians. The journal is published semi-annually; the first (spring) issue is always in Czech, the second (autumn) issue is in English.