Archived materials of the month

Psychotronics in the Czechoslovak People’s Army

Psychotronics in the Czechoslovak People’s Army

Přidáno: June 1, 2019

Clairvoyance, telepathy or psychokinesis are phenomena that are examined by psychotronics. For many people these are myths or fiction. However, a Minister of National Defence at the communist era, colonel general Milan Václavík, was not so sure about that….

The Last Victim on the Border

The Last Victim on the Border

Přidáno: May 2, 2019

It will be 30 years in May this year since the tragic moment when as a result of an attempt to cross the borders controlled by the Border Patrol the last person died in the 1948–1989 period, then a…

Death Transports

Death Transports

Přidáno: April 1, 2019

In April 1974 the State Security Investigation headquarters in Czechoslovakia opened investigation under Sect. 219 of the Penal Code. The file was registered under No. ČVS-VS-6/110-74. Its purpose was to investigate the tragic incidents in April 1945 when those…

Alleged Attacks on the “Father of All Workers”

Alleged Attacks on the “Father of All Workers”

Přidáno: March 1, 2019

The records of the former State Police tell us that in 1949, two assassination attempts occurred in connection with Prime Minister Antonin Zapotocky’s travels around Eastern Bohemia. The first came in Nachod on 10 January 1949. Early in the…

100 Years Ago in Zvolen

100 Years Ago in Zvolen

Přidáno: February 1, 2019

The Security Services Archive administers mostly archival materials from the years 1938–1989; nonetheless, it is sometimes possible to find older materials, too. Among the most numerous examples of older archival materials are the event logbooks of the gendarmerie in…