English Abstract The goal of my master thesis is to present a comprehensive study of the life and work of Sobeslav Pinkas (1927 - 1901), one of the most important Czech realistic painters. Painter's personal and artistic development is introduced in the wider historical context to allow us to understand why he had decided to become a painter. In 1948 Pinkas, as a young student of law, joined the armed revolution and personally attended the riots. Later he became a caricaturist for the Sotek magazine. His craving for democracy in the political life was mirrored in his attempts to find a new way of artistic expression. Neither the Academy in Prague nor the one in Mnichov could stand up to his expectations, and he consequently chooses Johann Baptist Berdelle as his personal teacher. Later, following a short Prague intermezzo, he, as one of the first Czech artist, leaves for Paris, where he studies under the guidance of Thomas Couture. Later on he discovers the work of Jean-François Millet and is heavily influenced by it. His conversion to the modern style of French painting wasn't received in Prague with much enthusiasm, which may be one of the reasons why he gradually, after his return to his homeland, stops painting. He became a drawing teacher at girls' secondary school; apart from that, he was a member of...

anglicky: Title of the thesis: Louis Leger, mediator of the Czech-French cultural relationships. Key words: Louis Leger, Slavic studies, Collège de France, correspondence, policy, Frantisek Palacky, Frantisek Ladislav Rieger, Ernest Denis, Hanus Jelinek, Karolina Svetla, Sobeslav Pinkas, Jan Neruda. Abstract: Louis Leger, french Slavophile, Slavicist and promoter of Czech issues in France in the second half of the 19th century, led correspondence with leading figures of the French nation as well as with the personalities of the Slavic word. Leger's correspondence with the Czech national elite is evidence of his interest in the Czech issue. Correspondence written in Czech and French is stored in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature in Prague. The aim of this thesis is to discuss the Leger's written correspondence and present its contents to readers with regard to the historical context.

The presented M.A. thesis pursues Jewish self-government in Bohemian towns and villages during the 17th and 18th centuries. Based on communal statutes of Jewish communities in Chodová Planá, Nové Sedliště, Rožmberk nad Vltavou, Rychnov nad Kněžnou and Tachov the study describes constitution of local self-government and agenda of communal officials. Even though the sources originate from communities scattered throughout Bohemia, we can find plenty of shared topics contained in the statutes. Thanks to this parallelism the study can outline common features of the Jewish self-government, of relation between Jewish communities and manorial lords and of everyday life in this communities.