Dušan Treštík
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Dušan Třeštík was one of the greatest Czech historian
s. He specialized in medieval history (Dark Ages (500–1000)) of the Czech lands
and theory of history
.
Třeštík studied history at the Charles University in 1951–1956 where his tutor was František Graus
. After two years at the Charles University, since 1958 he worked in the Historic Institute of the Academy of Science and Arts
. In last years he was prominent in its Centre of Medievial Studies. In 1959 he married historian Barbara Krzemieńska and in 1968 he studied in West Germany
and France
. Třeštík was a stark defender of veracity Kristián's legend. As a theorist of history he criticised neopositivist approach of the Czech scholarship history mainstream and its icon Josef Pekař. He labeled it as faktopis.
Since 1989 he also published a lot of political texts (collected as Češi. Jejich národ, stát, dějiny a pravdy v transformaci, 1999), especially in Lidové Noviny
(from 1993 to 1996 he was a member of its editorial board) and Mladá Fronta Dnes
. He criticised Sudeten Germans
, but he joined Impuls 99 despite being close to Václav Klaus
. After 9/11 Třeštík was sceptical towards neoconservative politics and invasion to Iraq
.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
s. He specialized in medieval history (Dark Ages (500–1000)) of the Czech lands
Czech lands
Czech lands is an auxiliary term used mainly to describe the combination of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. Today, those three historic provinces compose the Czech Republic. The Czech lands had been settled by the Celts , then later by various Germanic tribes until the beginning of 7th...
and theory of history
Philosophy of history
The term philosophy of history refers to the theoretical aspect of history, in two senses. It is customary to distinguish critical philosophy of history from speculative philosophy of history...
.
Třeštík studied history at the Charles University in 1951–1956 where his tutor was František Graus
Frantisek Graus
František Graus was a Czech historian whose work focused on the social and economic history of medieval Europe, particularly the history of social movements and of ethnic and religious minorities.-Life and Academic Career:...
. After two years at the Charles University, since 1958 he worked in the Historic Institute of the Academy of Science and Arts
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The Academy is the leading non-university public research institution in the Czech Republic...
. In last years he was prominent in its Centre of Medievial Studies. In 1959 he married historian Barbara Krzemieńska and in 1968 he studied in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Třeštík was a stark defender of veracity Kristián's legend. As a theorist of history he criticised neopositivist approach of the Czech scholarship history mainstream and its icon Josef Pekař. He labeled it as faktopis.
Since 1989 he also published a lot of political texts (collected as Češi. Jejich národ, stát, dějiny a pravdy v transformaci, 1999), especially in Lidové Noviny
Lidové noviny
Lidové noviny is a daily newspaper published in the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily. Its profile is nowadays a national news daily covering political, economic, cultural and scientific affairs, mostly with a centre-right, conservative view...
(from 1993 to 1996 he was a member of its editorial board) and Mladá Fronta Dnes
Mladá fronta DNES
Mladá fronta Dnes, also known as MF DNES or simply Dnes , is the second most sold daily newspaper in the Czech Republic. Its name could be translated into English as Youth Front Today...
. He criticised Sudeten Germans
Sudeten Germans
- Importance of Sudeten Germans :Czechoslovakia was inhabited by over 3 million ethnic Germans, comprising about 23 percent of the population of the republic and about 29.5% of Bohemia and Moravia....
, but he joined Impuls 99 despite being close to Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of...
. After 9/11 Třeštík was sceptical towards neoconservative politics and invasion to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
Works
- Kosmova kronika: Studie k počátkům českého dějepisectví a politického myšlení (1968)
- Románské umění v Čechách a na Moravě (1983)
- Počátky Přemyslovců (1981)
- Počátky Přemyslovců: Vstup Čechů do dějin (510–935) (1997)
- Mysliti dějiny (1999)
- Češi: Jejich národ, stát, dějiny a pravdy v transformaci (1999)
- Vznik Velké Moravy: Moravané, Čechové a střední Evropa v letech 781–871 (2001)
- Mýty kmene Čechů (7. – 10. století): Tři studie ke Starým pověstem českým (2003)
- Češi a dějiny v postmoderním očistci (2005)
External links
- personal WWW page (Czech)
- bibliography (Czech)