„Proč ctím a miluji tatíčka Masaryka?“ Obraz T. G. Masaryka v dětských nedělních přílohách Našim dětem a Tribuna mládeže z první republiky
“Why Do I Honor and Love Father Masaryk?” On the Way Children’s Sections of Newspapers in Interwar Czechoslovakia Formed the Image of T. G. Masaryk – Case Studies of Našim Dětem and Tribuna Mládeže

Summary/Abstract: The study presents how the first president of Czechoslovakia, T. G. Masaryk, was portrayed in daily newspapers’ Sunday sections for children in the interwar period. By comparing two diverse periodicals – Našim dětem from Naše politika and Tribuna mládeže from Tribuna – the author shows how these sections depicted Masaryk as a fatherly and self-sacrificing figure, as well as a leader and a liberator of the nation. In addition, they used similar motifs and narratives, for example, emphasizing his simple origins, his hard work and devotion to the country. Masaryk was presented as a role model for young readers, with the objective of fostering civic engagement and cultivating a sense of national identity. This comparison underscores the ideological function of children’s media during the First Czechoslovak Republic and reveals how these portrayals mobilised emotional language and child-centric perspectives to promote loyalty, moral values, and national pride. It demonstrates that, even in newspapers without explicit political affiliations, Masaryk’s image was used to promote civic education.

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