This thesis is dealing with the ways in which were reflected marxism and communism in the czech exile catholic magazine "Studie", that had been published in Rome in the period 1958-1990. In addition outlines the issues of the czechoslovak exile in the second half of the twenties century. This thesis also discusses the exile waves that occurred in 1948 and 1968. Particular attention is paid to the issue of catholic exile. As part of the activities of exile are discussed mainly its literary activities. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The diploma thesis provides an in depth overview of Czech exile in Mexico during the Second World War. Initially the text describes the political and social situation in Europe and Mexico during the 1930's and 1940's and elucidates the reasons leading to emigration. In the following part the subject matter of exiled Czechs is characterised, especially regarding Czech authors writing in German. The last chapter maps the communities of expat and their activity in aid of the Czechoslovak resistance movement; provides a detailed description of the Czechoslovak-Mexican Association and finally presents the stories of several exiles who were forced to leave Czechoslovakia during the Second World War.

Czech immigration to Latin America in the 20th century is relatively well-documented phenomena. Nevertheless it still opens up some areas that invites to detailed research. One of them is the Czech emigration to Chile in the first half of the 20th century. Due to the remoteness of the Chilean Republic immigration developed much later compared to the situation in traditional immigration countries that were mainly Argentina and Brazil. We can say it is the marginal area of the Czech migration although it is possible to find even in this small group of immigrants interesting life stories of Czechs that decided to try their luck in distant South America. This thesis aims to introduce main periods of the Czech immigration to Chile in the first half of the 20th century and to describe the life stories of Czechs who have left a significant legacy in Chilean society. Author also intends to focus on motives of choosing Chile as a final destination, Chilean migration policy in the particular periods and also to development of compatriots' activity in the areas of concentration of Czech citizens. Unfortunately there is not much literature related to this issue and that is why author will primarily derive from the archival sources of Chilean or Czechoslovak origin (Archive of the Czech Ministry of Foreign...

TITLE: "Religions" Reemigratoion Between Two Wars AUTHOR: Bc. Michaela Klusáková DEPARTMENT: The History and History Didactics Department SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Jiří Hnilica, Ph.D. ABSTRACT The main goal of the thesis The "Religious" Remigration during the First Czechoslovak Republic Era is to provide a comprehensive view on the issue, focusing on specific places of return, which are the towns of Velký dvůr u Zábřehu, Sulejovice, Čížkovice, Encovany, Vikýřovice, Suchdol nad Odrou a Žitný ostrov na Slovensku. The thesis is divided into three thematic chapters. The first chapter focuses on the general development of remigration in chronological order, the second chapter addresses to specific locations where the descendants of the White Mountain refugees had settled. The third chapter discusses general issue of the First Czechoslovak Republic "religious" remigration. The core of the study lies in the analysis of the White Mountain emigrants descendants return to Czechoslovakia. While processing this thesis we used direct methods of research of primary written and pictorial sources. We have conducted their criticism of interpretation and synthesis. KEYWORDS Emigration, First Czechoslovakia Republic, Újezd Komenského, Sulejovice, Čížkovice, Encovany Suchdol nad Odrou, Národní rada československá, Kostnická jednota

The thesis is focused on the characteristics of the third stage of Russian emigration and its position within the context of modern Russian literature. The introduction describes the unwilling migration of the people from their homeland and the difficult political situation. The core of the thesis is to draw on the life and works of two representatives of the third stage of the Russian emigration - Sergej Dovlatov and Eduard Limonov. I will focus on the major works of both authors, their relationship to emigration, the comparison of their lives, themes (real life, features of autobiography in the work, lives of the common people) and poetics (styles, Dovlatov's humor, Limonov's expressive lexis) of their works. Briefly, I will focus on the reflection of both authors in their new homeland and another life of one of them (E. Limonov). Keywords: Sergej Dovlatov - Eduard Limonov - emigration - Russian literature of the 20th century - biography

This Master's thesis deals with Czechoslovak house in London, which is known as Velehrad. It is a charity, which was founded in 1949. The organization has worked with Czechoslovak refugees since the beginning of 50's until the year 1989 when it lost its original importance. In the first part I deal with the charity history, formation of Cyrilometodějské ligy and other things such as funding of the charity. In the second part I compare refugees from two different periods, 1948 and 1968. I also deal with the relationship of Czechoslovakia and refugees. The last part is about charity work. I paid attention especially to contacts with homeland, what kind of help charity provided to refugees and how the organization reflected some events which happened in Czechoslovakia. I also mentioned history of czech school which was created by the organization. Key words: Velehrad, St.Wenceslaus House - Velehrad, Father Jan Lang, Father Josef Pazderka, emigration

František Pelíšek was a Czech painter who entirely developed his talent after emigrating to Brazil. He left to the South American country in 1920 and two years later he became a regular professor at the Instituto Belas Artes in Porto Alegre. On the basis of his diaries we learn more about his personal life and about the life of emigrants in Brazil. We get to know other important personalities in the Czech compatriot's life and we will also mention the most important work of Pelíšek outside the art school. The thesis also deals with general questions about emigration with special focus on Brazil and tries to answer the question why that country was, at the beginning of the 20th century, such a popular destination for emigrants. Key words: Czech emigration to Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Czech painter in Brazil, Czech compatriot's life.

Presented diploma thesis examines the issue of labor migration in the Czech Republic. The first part focuses on the theoretical background and basic concepts related to the labor migration. Above all there are described individual models used to explain the working migration in different countries. The next part focuses on the actual development of the labor migration in the Czech Republic. First, there is described the development of labor migration in the Czech Republic between years 2000 and 2011. Subsequently, on the basis of statistical data, is described a model of labor migration in the Czech Republic. The conclusion summarizes the impact of immigration on the Czech economy and on the labor market.

This diploma thesis deals with the process of acculturation of immigrants in the Czech Republic. The aim is to analyze the process of acculturation and its particular phases in case of foreigners with different nationalities and identify a possible tendency in ways they are able to integrate into the new society, including factors, which can possibly affect this process. Outcomes of the thesis are concrete recommendations for immigration authorities in the Czech Republic and determination of acculturation strategy, which is characteristic for immigrants.

This thesis is devoting to the history Batas city Batanagar, what was founded in India in 1934. The young managers, who passed the training in the Bata company in Zlín and at the beginning of thirties they left Czechoslovakia to India, were working there. Some families came back to Czechoslovakia after 1948, some stayed in India and some left the country to Canada or Australia. The author of thesis is focusing on memories of the children of Batas managers, who lives in Czech Republic now.