"Na čem právě děláš?"
In Memoriam
"What Are You Working on Right Now?" To Karel Kapan
Author(s): Jaroslav CuhraSubject(s): History, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism, Obituary
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro soudobé dějiny
Keywords: Karel Kaplan;Czech historiography;Czechoslovakia;Czech Republic;communism
Summary/Abstract: In a short personal reflection, Jaroslav Cuhra recalls his colleague from the Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the recently deceased leading historian of communist Czechoslovakia, Karel Kaplan (1928–2023). He points out that Kaplan is not an “outdated classic” of the field and that his research interests were not limited to political history. Kaplan was convinced that historians, regardless of rivalries, should work together to come as close as possible to a true understanding of history.
Journal: Soudobé Dějiny
- Issue Year: XXX/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 311-313
- Page Count: 3
- Language: Czech