Alexander Dubček Unknown (1921–1992) : The Life of a Slovak Hero.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Jan Pešek -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- X. Introduction -- X. 1 Alexander Dubček - Naïve Apparatchik, Independent Thinker, Courageous Reformer, or Political Dreamer? -- X. 2 Analytical Framework and Conceptual Matrix -- X. 2. 1 Analytical Framework -- X. 2. 2 Conceptual Matrix -- X. 3 Method, Key Issues, Research Interest -- X. 3. 1 Method: Contextual Biography -- X. 3. 2 Key Issues -- X. 3. 2. 1 Czechoslovakism and the Czechoslovak Nation -- X. 3. 2. 2 Rovný s Rovným - The Three Prague Agreements (1945-1946) -- X. 3. 2. 3 The Relationship between the KSČ and the KSS (1948-1967) -- X. 3. 3 Research Questions -- I. Childhood, Early Years and Education (1921-1939) -- I. 1 Childhood in Soviet Kyrgyzia and Gorky (1925-1938) -- I. 2 The Soviet Purges of the 1930s and Return to Czechoslovakia (1938) -- II. Dear Sasha - A Career in the Communist Party (1939-1968) -- II. 1 The Slovak National Uprising (1944) -- II. 2 Political Training in Moscow (1955-1958) -- II. 3 The Slovak predjarie (Pre-Spring) (1963-1967) -- II. 3. 1 Currency Reform and the Consumer Goods Industry (1953-1958) -- II. 3. 2 The Scientific-Technical Revolution (early 1960s) -- II. 3. 3 The Rehabilitation Commissions (1955-1968) -- II. 4 First Secretary of the KSS (1963-1968) -- II. 4. 1 A Soviet Cosmonaut (1963) -- II. 4. 2 A Rebellious Party Member (1964) -- II. 4. 3 Ideological Unity and Party Discipline à la Novotný (1964) -- II. 4. 4 'Electing' the President and the Tasks of Loyal Journalists (1964) -- II. 4. 5 Comrade Cvik (1965) -- II. 4. 6 A Failed Intrigue: The Dubčeks in the SNP (1965-1967) -- II. 4. 7 The Affair of the Bear (1966) -- II. 4. 8 Anonymous Letters (1963, 1966) -- II. 5 The Eight Months of the Czechoslovak Spring (1968) -- III. Oblivion? Dubček's Dissent and Return to Politics (1969-1992).
III. 1 Soviet Salami Tactics -- III. 2 The Politics of Normalization -- III. 2. 1 The Purges at Charles University (1969) -- III. 2. 2 Travel Restrictions -- III. 3 Everyday Life in Czechoslovakia -- III. 3. 1 Fear -- III. 3. 2 The Weekend, Socialization and Humour -- III. 3. 3 The Underground -- III. 4 Dissent and Return to Politics (1970-1989) -- III. 4. 1 Dubček's Protest Letters -- III. 4. 2 The StB's Psychological Terror -- III. 4. 3 November 1989 and the Transition to Democracy -- Conclusion -- Oral History Interview with Pavol Dubček, MD -- Oral History Interview with Professor Ivan Laluha -- Oral History Interview with Mr Miloslav Liška -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.
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