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Sborník Charta77 TEXT FAL Tisk.Indd Charta Od obhajoby lidských práv k demokratické revoluci. – Sborník z konference k . výroí Charty Praha, .–. bezna Charter : From the Assertion of Human Rights to a Democratic Revolution, –. The proceedings of the conference to mark the th anniversary of Charter . Prague, – March . Charta 77. Od obhajoby lidských práv k demokratické revoluci. 1977–1989 Sborník z konference k 30. výročí Charty 77. Praha, 21.-23. března 2007 Charter 77: From the Assertion of Human Rights to a Democratic Revolution, 1977–89. Th e proceedings of the conference to mark the 30th anniversary of Charter 77. Prague, 21–23 March 2007. Editoři: Markéta Devátá, Jiří Suk, Oldřich Tůma Překlady: Derek Paton, Todd Hammond, Kateřina a Martina Tlachovy, Olga Lomová, Oldřich Tůma, Petr Dvořáček, Jana Wojtucka Obálka, sazba: Alena Nairn Tisk: Reprostředisko MFF UK, Sokolovská 83, 180 00 Praha 8 ISBN 978-80-7285-090-7 Vydal Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i. ve spolupráci s oddělením edice FF UK © Oldřich Tůma Předmluva Předkládaný sborník obsahuje příspěvky, které zazněly na konferenci Charta 77. Od obhajoby lidských práv k demokratické revoluci. 1977–1989, jež se konala v Praze, 21.–23. března 2007. Příspěvky vycházejí v originálním jazyce tak, jak byly předneseny (česky, anglicky, německy), abstrakty příspěvků pak v překladu (česky, anglicky). Pódiové diskuse byly přepsány z pořízených záznamů (česky a v českém překladu) a redakčně upraveny. Konferenci organizovaly Národní muzeum, Filozofi cká fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, Československé dokumentační středisko, o.p.s., Ústav pro soudobé dějiny Akademie věd České republiky, v.v.i., ve spolupráci s Hannah Arendt Institut für Totalitarismusforschung e.V. an der Technischen Universität Dresden, a za laskavé fi nanční podpory Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Stiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur a Ministerstva kultury České republiky. V rámci konference se konaly doprovodné akce: výstavu pod názvem Souhlasím s prohlášením Charty 77 z 1. ledna 1977. Podpisy prvních signatářů připravil Odbor archiv bezpečnostních složek MV ČR ve spolupráci s FF UK, výstavu Charta 77 a její doba, doba a její Charta připravilo Historické muzeum NM, dále koncert skupiny Plastic People of the Universe na schodišti Národní muzea a fi lmové projekce dokumentárních fi lmů, které připravila FF UK ve spolupráci s autorkou dokumentárního cyklu Ženy Charty 77 Terezou Svěrákovou. Velký dík za úspěšný průběh konference patří Vilému Prečanovi, jenž se nezastupitelným způsobem podílel na její koncepci, moderátorům konferenč- ních bloků Michalu Kopečkovi, Wolfgangu Eichwedemu, Milanu Schulzovi, Jacquesu Rupnikovi, Oldřichu Tůmovi a opět Vilému Prečanovi a za závěrečné konferenční slovo Th omasu Blantonovi. Organizátoři konference také děkují České televizi za vysílání většiny konferenčních bloků v přímém přenosu na pro- gramu ČT 24 i za poskytnutí záznamu obou panelových diskusí. Editoři sborníku děkují Dereku Patonovi, Toddu Hammondovi, Kateřině a Martině Tlachovým, Olze Lomové, Petru Dvořáčkovi a Janě Wojtucka za pře- klady a Marii Lisové za přepis pódiových diskusí. Markéta Devátá, Jiří Suk, Oldřich Tůma 3 Charta 77: Dokumenty 19771989 Svazek 1–3. Blanka Císařovská – Vilém Prečan (eds.), Praha, ÚSD AV ČR, v.v.i. 2007. 1804 s. Třísvazková edice vybavená rozsáhlým archeografi ckým úvodem obsahuje v prvním a druhém svazku plné znění 598 mluvčími Charty 77 signovaných dokumentů s poznámkovým aparátem o okolnostech jejich vzniku, jejich dalších osudech – kde a jak byly tehdy publikovány či komentovány. Třetí svazek tvoří více než 90 tematicky členěných textů, převážně dosud nepublikovaných. Poprvé se zde například uveřejňují první tři koncepty Prohlášení Charty 77, plné znění dochovaných výslechových protokolů Jana Patočky jako svědka v trestním stíhání vedeném Státní bezpečností proti Chartě 77, interní směrnice, zprávy a informace aparátů KSČ, StB, justice, ministerstva zahraničí a diskuse vedené v prostředí Charty o smyslu Charty 77 a cestách k realizaci jejích cílů. Součástí svazku příloh jsou životopisné medailony všech 45 mluvčích Charty 77, které nebo kteří se vystřídali v této funkci v letech 1977–1992, a soupis všech signatářů Prohlášení Charty 77, nechybí tematicky široce pojatý soupis literatury o Chartě 77 do roku 2006 a článků o Chartě uveřejněných v českém tisku v lednu 2007. K publikaci je přiloženo DVD s amatérským videozáznamem občanského shromáždění uspořádaného nezávislými občanskými iniciativami ke Dni lidských práv 10. prosince 1988 na Škroupově náměstí v Praze 3. V prodejně Ústavu pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i., Vlašská 9, Praha 1, lze publikaci koupit za 800 Kč. Preface Th is volume contains papers given at the conference “Charter 77: From the Assertion of Human Rights to a Democratic Revolution, 1977–89,” which was held in Prague, 21–23 March 2007. Th e papers are published here in the lan- guage in which they were given at the conference – Czech, English, and German – with translated abstracts in Czech and English. Th e panel discussions were tran- scribed from tape-recordings in Czech and Czech translation, and then edited. Th e conference was organized by the National Museum, Prague, the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre, Prague, and the Institute of Contemporary History, Prague, in collaboration with the Hannah Arendt Institute for Research on Totalitarianism, Dresden, and with generous funding from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Stiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. Special events were also held in conjunction with the conference – an exhibition called “‘I Agree with the Charter 77 Declaration of 1 January 1977’: Th e First Signatures,” organized by the Archive Department of the Security Units of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic together with the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, the exhibition “Charter 77 and Its Times,” organized by the Historical Museum of the National Museum, a concert by the Plastic People of the Universe on the stairs of the National Museum, and a screening of documentary fi lms, prepared by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, with Tereza Svěráková, who made the Charter 77 Women documentary-fi lm series. Special thanks for their role in making the conference a success are due to Vilém Prečan, who in an indispensable way took part in its conception, and also to Michal Kopeček, Wolfgang Eichwede, Milan Schulz, Jacques Rupnik, Oldřich Tůma, and, again, Vilém Prečan, the moderators of the conference ses- sions, as well as to Th omas Blanton for his concluding remarks. Th e conference organizers also thank Czech Television for broadcasting most of the sessions live on ČT 24 and providing recordings of both the panel discussions. Th e editors of the volume express their gratitude also to Derek Paton, Todd Hammond, Kateřina Tlachová and Martina Tlachová, Olga Lomová, Petr Dvořáček, and Jana Wojtucka for translations, Marie Lisová for transcriptions of the panel discussions. Markéta Devátá, Jiří Suk, and Oldřich Tůma 5 Obsah / Contents Předmluva / Preface . 3 Úvodní slovo Viléma Prečana . 11 Charta 77, Výbor na obranu nespravedlivě stíhaných, Hnutí za občanskou svobodu. Od morální k demokratické revoluci (1977–1989) / Charter 77, the Committee for the Defence of Unjustly Prosecuted, and the Movement for Civil Liberty. From Moral to Democratic Revolution, 1977–89 Jacques Rupnik Th e Legacy of Charter 77 and the Emergence of a European Public Space . 17 Odkaz Charty 77 a evropský veřejný prostor. Abstrakt . 29 Barbara Falk Th e Legacies of Charter 77: Th e “Gift” of Democratic Dissent . 33 Dědictví Charty 77: „Dar“ demokratického disentu. Abstrakt . 54 James F. Pontuso Th e Dissident Reception: How Charter 77 Won the West . 57 Ohlas disentu: Jak si Charta 77 získala Západ. Abstrakt . 67 Michael J. Kilburn Th e Irony of Antipolitics: An Exercise in Critical Sympathy . 69 Ironie antipolitiky. Ukázka kritického pochopení. Abstrakt . 90 Jaroslav Cuhra Nezávislé aktivity v Československu a Charta 77 – meze protnutí . 95 Charter 77 and Independent Activity in Czechoslovakia: Th e Limits of Intersection. Abstract . 103 Ohlas Charty 77 v zahraničí a mezinárodní solidarita na její podporu / Th e Reception of Charter 77 Abroad and International Solidarity with It Manfred Wilke Das erste Jahr der Charta 77 in der SPIEGEL-Berichterstattung . 105 První rok Charty 77 ve zpravodajství časopisu Der Spiegel. Abstrakt . 110 František Janouch Československý disent a jeho technické vybavení (1979–1989) . 115 Czechoslovak Dissent and Th eir Technical Resources, 1979–89. Abstract 122 Bernd Gehrke DDR-Opposition in den siebziger Jahren und die “Solidarität mit Prag” 127 Opozice v NDR v sedmdesátých letech a „solidarita s Prahou“. Abstrakt 152 7 Jaroslav Pažout Mezinárodní solidarita s perzekvovanými signatáři Charty 77 . 155 International Support for Persecuted Charter 77 Signatories. Abstract . 161 Milan Hauner Charter 77 and the European Peace Movement . 163 Charta 77 a evropské mírové hnutí. Abstrakt . 193 Komunistický režim proti Chartě 77 – Charta 77 proti komunistickému režimu / Th e Communist Regime against Charter 77 and Charter 77 against the Communist Regime Martin Machovec Charta 77 a underground . 195 Charter 77 and the Underground. Abstract . 213 Jiří Gruntorád Charta 77 (bojovala) proti režimu . 217 Charta 77 versus the Regime. Abstract . 221 Petr Blažek „Ale jiná možnost není“. Vyšetřování vzniku Charty 77 . 225 ”Th ere Is No Other Way” – Police Investigations of the Initial Charter
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