Charter 77 Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

Charter 77 was an informal Czechoslovak citizens' initiative that criticised state power for the non-recognition of basic civil and human rights, following the movements of the CSSR and their signing of the Final Act at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on 1^st August 1975 in Helsinki.

Location:
- Na Zátorách 6, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice, Czech Republic
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Date of founding:
- 1977
Featured items:
- Charter 77, 1. 1. 1977.

Charter 77 Foundation Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

The Charter 77 Foundation was founded in Stockholm in 1978 to support persecuted and imprisoned chartists and dissidents in Czechoslovakia, as well as to support opposition activities in the fight for human rights and civil liberties. The Charter 77 Foundation was led and organised by Frantisek Janouch.

Location:
- Na Zátorách 6, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice, Czech Republic
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Date of founding:
- 1978
Featured items:
- The Diploma of the Monismanien Cultural Prize for Charter 77 Foundation in Stockholm, 1978.

Church of Brethren Collection

The collection of the Church of the Brethren contains samizdat spiritual and religious literature, samizdat hymnals, and illegal recordings of religious music and gospel music. These include Bible editions published abroad, recordings of the Mission Youth Choir, the Kvapôčky [Droplets] Choir, bibliographical and historiographical studies, and an extensive musicological work by Juraj Potúček on the works of sisters Mária Royová and Kristína Royová.

Location:
- Bratislava Cukrová 4, Slovakia 811 08
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Date of founding:
- 1950
Featured items:
- Ako kvapôčka putovala
- Smieť žiť pre Krista

Cinematography Commission of the Government of People’s Republic of Croatia (1947-1951)

The collection includes documents created or collected by the Cinematography Commission of the Government of People's Republic of Croatian in period 1947-1951, which testify to control over motion picture production by the communist regime established in Yugoslavia/Croatia after the Second World War. Such control was manifested through Party and state management of film production companies, the approval of screenplays, supervision of the import and distribution of motion pictures for screening in cinemas, and verification of the ideological suitability of qualified personnel (directors, producers, film editors, actors).

Location:
- Zagreb Trg Marka Marulića 21, Croatia 10000
Topics:
- censorship
- film
Date of founding:
- 1947
Featured items:
- Information on oversight of Jadran film’s activities. 13 January 1950. Archival document
- Request for instructions on the screening of Soviet movies in Croatian cinemas. 11 December 1950. Archival document

Circle of History Students

The Circle of History Students was a society for history students and lecturers at the University of Tartu during Soviet times which was officially part of the Students' Scientific Union. Although it was an official organisation, the Circle of History Students offered space for relatively free discussions between students and lecturers. It was a breeding ground for the growing protest spirit in the late 1980s. The Circle of History Students archive, which is preserved today in the National Archives of Estonia, contains various documents about its activities. Although it followed the formal rules for Soviet public speaking, these documents also display ironic and critical attitudes towards the regime, and reflect the free atmosphere for research and communication in the society.

Location:
- Tartu maakond, Vahi, Estonia 60534
Topics:
- alternative forms of education (e.g. flying universities)
- student movement
Date of founding:
- 1946
Featured items:
- Presentation of Mati Mandel