Mezinárodní historické kongresy a československá historiografie před druhou světovou válkou (Se zřetelem k roli Josefa Šusty)
INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL CONGRESSESAND THE CZECHOSLOVAK HISTORIOGRAPHY BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR (With Respect to Josef Šusta’s Role)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the International Historical congresses from Brussels in 1923 to Zurich in 1938. Newly established states, especially those in close alliance with the Entente were trying to achieve respect not only in political arena but in scientificefforttoo. The role of Josef Šusta (1874–1945) was instrumental in bringing Czechoslovak historiography to international attention. Šusta, despite of the fact that he participated only at the Oslo Congress in 1928, carried out organisational as well as nearly diplomatic effort in order to bring Czechoslovakia to close contact with historiographic powers, such us France, Germany, USA. He belonged to the initial group of historians that established the International Committee of Historical Sciences in 1926 and he was the only Czechoslovak member of the CISH bureau until today. Czechoslovak participation in the congressional life as well as in the special projects such as international bibliography was also supported by his tireless lobbying towards the Czechoslovak government. His endeavour, however, would not be enough without extensive appearance of new historiographic generations in the in-between-war Czechoslovakia. Nevertheless, international as well as Czechoslovak attempt to organize historians of the world was subjected to geopolitical situation that was always present in congressional life. Finally, the deadly worsening of international relations at the end of 1938, nearly put twenty years of historians’ international community in vain.

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