Babrak Karmal v Československu a počátky afghánské války

The study analyses one of the chapters of the Cold War that has been rather unknown: the stay of Babrak Karmal in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. Karmal, who eventually became the highest Afghan representative, worked here first as an ambassador and later as a private person in 1978–1979. Throughout his stay, he was observed by the highest bodies of the Communist Party and security services, primarily by Státní Bezpečnost [State Security]. The present treatise maps Karmal’s stay in Czechoslovakia in the context of the internal political situation in Afghanistan and the USSR’s relationship to the country. Relevant sources involve files of various bodies of Státní Bezpečnost, Zpravodajská Zpráva Generálního Štábu [Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff], contemporary opinion-journalism, and declassified files related to international matters. … celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie

Publikováno v

Historica Ročník L; číslo 60; s. 177 - 201

Hlavní autoři

Polnar, Stanislav, Prokop, Bronislav

Typ dokumentu

Journal Article

Jazyk

Czech
English

Vydáno

Palacký University, Olomouc 2021
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

Témata

Diplomatic history

History

Military history

Political history

Post-War period (1950 - 1989)

Babrak Karmal

international relations

Cold War

security bodies

Afghan War

Soviet intervention

propaganda

Czechoslovakia

ISSN

1803-9561
1803-9561