Ideální obraz „obránce hranic“ komunistického Československa v letech 1948−1956

• Authors: Eva Palivodová

Title variants

EN

IDEAL IMAGE OF FRONTIER GUARD IN COMMUNIST CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN THE YEARS 1948−1956

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The model image of Czechoslovak frontier guards and its evolution from 1948 to 1956 is discussed in the study. It was important for the Communist power to separate the country from the outer world by means of the Iron Curtain. The state frontier was protected by the Frontier Guard Corps. No less important was the role of propaganda, particularly in creating a picture of outer enemies allegedly threatening the country and, on the other hand, that of frontier guards heroically defending Motherland. The author deals with the main features of the frontier guard´s image and of the propaganda tools used.

Keywords

EN

HISTORY; 20TH CENTURY; CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1948−1956; FRONTIER-GUARD; PROPAGANDA; IMAGE OF THE ENEMY; IMAGE OF THE FRONTIER GUARD

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: 2012
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 177-210

Contributors

author

Eva Palivodová

• Ústav českých dějin, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Czech Republic