Vznik Komunistické strany Československa v Praze v kontextu hospodářského a politického vývoje města
The Establishment of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in Prague in the Context of the City’s Economic and Political Development

Summary/Abstract: The text focuses on the establishment of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the city of Prague. The introduction describes the economic and political profile of the city during the first years of independent Czechoslovakia and the establishment of Greater Prague in 1921. Incorporating 37 villages, the area of Prague substantially increased and the social structure of population blended, forming extensive workers’ suburbs. This was also reflected in the politics.Social democracy was strong in Prague with the largest concentration of workers in Czechoslovakia. At the time of the party crisis escalation in Prague at the end of 1920, the majority of workers were enrolled in the newly emerging communist party. The fight for Lidový dům (People’s House) and the bleak situation in the capital, which is described in the text, further accelerated the formation of the leftist wing in social democracy. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia finished in third place in the Prague first elections (communal elections in 1923), and it was one of the strongest political parties throughout the First Czechoslovak Republic period.The text works primarily with findings from archival fonds (National Archives, Prague City Archives, Presidential Office Archive) and historical press, and to a smaller extent also with professional literature.

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