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Socialism Realised

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An educational website from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes. Check out life during communism using the Czechoslovak example, 1948-89 #edtech

 Prague, Czech Republic
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How did people in the past really live? Get a glimpse of life during #communism at #SocialismRealised: socialismrealised.eu/

Welcome to Socialism Realised - Socialism Realised

A learning environment giving you a glimpse into life during communism.

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Wonderful to see such a good crowd on the last day of #basees2022 for @ustr_cr’s own Václav Sixta’s presentation on museums as so-called “memory machines” #BASEESconference
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What was it like living in an ethnic minority in #coldwar #Romania? 👇👇👇 coldwarconversations.com/epi… @romania @_EmergingEurope @HStudiesReview @SocialismR @CWRGPrague
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Vojtěch Ripka@ripka_v9 Apr 2022
A pleasure to have an attentive audience with witty questions. Thx #BASEESconference for making it happen this morning at our The Experience of State Socialism in the perspective of Education panel. Great contributions by @kellyhignett, @lani49, @SocialismR & alia!
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Lani Hartikainen@lani499 Apr 2022
If I have to wake up for a 9am panel, at least it’s to present on @SocialismR with my wonderful colleagues from @ustr_cr and to hear @kellyhignett discuss carceral landscapes from an educational perspective! #BASEESconference #basees2022
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Sabine Volk@SabineDVolk9 Apr 2022
How to teach about the experience of state socialism? Thanks to the @SocialismR team for presenting and evaluating concrete teaching tools to increase students’ historical literacy at #basees2022 Check their fascinating website: socialismrealised.eu/
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Greetings from #basees2022 #BASEESconference! So wonderful to be back at an in-person conference and in such great company (with @kellyhignett on our panel!) Want to meet up? We’re here all weekend!
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Vojtěch Ripka@ripka_v8 Apr 2022
1/2 Feel welcomed to our Sat 9 am #basees2022 panel The experience of state socialism in the perspective of education. Featuring @SocialismR, @kellyhignett, with prof.Oates-Indruchova as a discussant (thx). Do not shy away due to the timing or the detached CBW location.
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We fully stand behind and echo the sentiments of our colleagues at Euroclio in their statement against the abuse of history and in support of the Ukrainian people 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 euroclio.eu/2022/02/27/state…
Statement against the abuse of history and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine

Statement against the abuse of history and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine

It is with shock and horror that we have witnessed the events unfolding in Ukraine, initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to invade the country.  President Vladimir Putin is abusing...

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We also invite you to join a Euroclio session sharing experiences teaching Putin's invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday, March 3, at 18:00 CET. Register on this page: euroclio.eu/event/sharing-se…
Sharing sessions on teaching Ukraine-Russia conflict

Sharing sessions on teaching Ukraine-Russia conflict

How are students across Europe (and beyond) experiencing the current events in Ukraine? How are we promoting a safe space for students to discuss the events? How are we teaching about it? Join us...

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For now, we'll hold off on sharing our usual content, as it's not the time for lighthearted commentary about the CEE region and all of its idiosyncrasies. We'll revert to our core educational goal and share useful materials for educators that we come across. #StandWithUkraine
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The communist secret police forces from across the #Easternbloc command an extraordinary amount of the public imagination about the period. Here's a deep dive into them: kafkadesk.org/2020/01/15/int…
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A fascinating — if tough — story, and a reminder that "history" isn't always that far away from us. english.radio.cz/czechoslova…

The Czechoslovak Gulag survivor and WWII vet (98) implicated in the

Michal Krecul, today 98, was a Gulag survivor, decorated Czechoslovak WWII soldier and later political prisoner. A study shows he also took part in a gruesome mass murder.

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The Slavic Connexion@SlavXRadio4 Feb 2022
NEW EPISODE with journalist and travel writer Mark Baker who talks about his personal journey and epic adventures in Prague during a time of transformation at the end of the Cold War and after. Take a listen! slavxradio.com/prague @earlportion @MSimanovskyy @markbakerprague
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The second panel is about “Experiences of State Socialism in the Perspective of Education” where I’ll be presenting with @ripka_v and @lani49 from @SocialismR, Alžbeta Śnieżko, Václav Sixta and our discussant @JohannaMellis #BASEES2022
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Ian Willoughby@Ian_Willoughby11 Feb 2022
Prague's Náměstí Republiky in 1905. In some ways not that different!
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Josefské náměstí (dnes Republiky) kolem roku 1905. O Palladiu se tehdy Pražanům ani nesnilo. Sbírka AHMP.
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The story of Menzel’s 🇨🇿 classic Larks on a String: commissioned in 1968, banned in 1969 — and named Best Film at the Berlinale more than two decades later. #Czechfilm english.radio.cz/1990-winner…

1990 winner (from 1969) Larks on a String returns to Berlin

Jiří Menzel’s Larks on a String was completed in 1969. However it couldn't come out until 1990, when it won the Berlinale. Now it is going back to Berlin, in restored form.

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Little-known Czech photographer Premysel Koblic’s wonderfully atmospheric image ‘View of a Village from Above’ ticks all the boxes for me (1930)
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Ian Willoughby@Ian_Willoughby9 Feb 2022
Prague Metro station guard. No idea what year this system ended.
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Let's take #ValentinesDay2022 as an opportunity to think about how politics might complicate friendship. #MondayMaterial socialismrealised.eu/catalog…
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Here's a slightly different way to get to know the #CzechRepublic: kafkadesk.org/2019/01/17/rea…
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