Pavel Kohout Collection at the Moravian Museum

The collection of Pavel Kohout is an extraordinary set of materials documenting a transformation of the author's personality from a prominent literary into a representative of the cultural opposition engaging in the Charter 77 and then being in exile.

Місце знаходження:
- Hudcova 76, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1940
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- First version of Charter 77 with notes from Pavel Kohout and Václav Havel

The Archives of Transition 1989-1991

The Archives of Transition 1989-1991 is a project coordinated by the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland and the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. The project aims at creating a public registry of all materials, archives, library, cultural institutions and museums in possession of materials concerning the period of Polish political and social transformation. Archives of Transition consists of mapping the potential partners, researching the content of their collection and putting them in digital registry. The core of the collection of the Archives of Transition are the documents from both Chancelleries obtained from former politicians and activists, representing changes in Polish political, cultural and social context.

Місце знаходження:
- Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland
Теми:
- демократична опозиція
- партійні дисиденти (вигнання з партії)
Дата заснування:
- 2013
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Jerzy Regulski's Archive

Victor Frunză Collection at IICCMER

The Victor Frunză Collection is an important historical source for understanding and writing the history of that part of the Romanian exile community which was actively involved in supporting dissidents in the country and in publicising in the West the repressive or aberrant policies of the Ceaușescu regime. In particular, the collection illustrates the activity of the collector and other personalities of the exile community for respecting human rights in Romania. Also, the documents of this collection reflect the involvement of Romanians from abroad in the reconstruction of democracy in their country of origin.

Місце знаходження:
- București Strada Alecu Russo 13, Romania 030167
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1978
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- FAZ Article about Letter from Victor Frunză to Nicolae Ceaușescu, in German, August 1978
- Letter from Victor Frunză to Eugen Ionescu in Paris, in Romanian, 8 September 1978

Yugoslav Cominformists in Prague

This private collection consists of around 150 leaflets produced by Yugoslav Cominformist emigrants in Prague during the period 1971–76. It is owned by the historian Ondřej Vojtěchovský and it is located in his apartment in Prague. The significance of this collection lies in its analysis and criticism of the Yugoslav socialist regime from the radical leftist point of view by emigrants in an Eastern Bloc country.

Місце знаходження:
- Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Теми:
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Group of Yugoslav Communists. Comparing Nationalism in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia , in Croatian, 1973. Leaflet

Zhelyu Zhelev Collection

The archival fond Zhelyu Zhelev at the Central State Archive portrays the life and the creative and political work of Zhelyu Zhelev. Zhelev, a prominent philosopher, was one of the most well-known dissidents in Bulgaria and, in August 1990, became the first democratically elected president of Bulgaria (he was in office until 1997). The collection contains numerous materials documenting the attempts by the communist government to impose total control over intellectual and scientific activities; at the same time, it shows different forms of resistance and opposition by various individuals and groups. The collection holds essential documents, which can help us reconstruct Zhelev’s ideas and activism, including documents on the Club for Support of Openness and Reconstruction, which was among the first dissident organizations in Bulgaria.

Місце знаходження:
- Sofia, Moskovska Str. N 5
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1997
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Genesis / Matter and Oblivion
- The Fascism