Společensko-politická situace a činnost stranických a státních orgánů na písecku v období od března do prosince 1989
Social and Political Situation and Activities of Communist and State Organs in Písek Area between March and December 1989

Summary/Abstract: In the town of Písek, the District of Písek, the political, social and economic situation in the observed period from March to December 1989 did not show any signs of some remarkable changes in the foreseeable period. At that time existing Communist Party and state administration still thoroughly fulfilled orders of higher regional authorities. It was also important that no experiments, which would alter their competencies, were performed. In this period, it was still publically spoken about restructuring and democratization of the socialist society, however, the local civic society was very carefully waking up from lethargy. Therefore, we can say that there were no opposition activities or activities of organized groups in the Písek area at all. Similarly, as in other districts of the region and the state, also the local district committee of the Czechoslovak Communist Party (KSČ) was permanently pushing on the elementary organizations of the Party to get engaged in the fight against independent groups. They were to engage the broad public from factories, including the use of various social organizations (ROH – Revolutionary Trade Union Movement, SSM – Socialist Youth Union, etc.) in these activities of the Communist Party. The highly recommended forms were various denouncing petitions (with respect to the anniversary of 21st August or the action called Několik vět – Several Sentences). It is necessary to say that there was no effort and will of the great majority of people, party members and independent people to get engaged in similar actions (remotely resembling the 1950s). Similarly, like in the Communist Party itself, the activity of the local regional committee of the Socialist Youth Union and its many elementary organizations, which were working in the formal mode, dropped. As the political changes in neighbouring countries of the socialist block were in progress and in autumn the nervousness of the Party bodies on all levels was increasing, this was also seen in the activity of the Communist Party after the fateful 17th November 1989.

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