Hledání nepřátel uvnitř KSČ. Fóra, aktéři a konfliktní témata vnitrostranické komunikace v regionální perspektivě (podzim 1950 – jaro 1951)
The search for the enemy within the CPC: Forums, actors and points of conflict in internal party communications at regional level (autumn 1950 to spring 1951)

Summary/Abstract: This study turns the spotlight on internal party communication within the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (CPC) at the regional and district level in the period from autumn 1950 to spring 1951 when, within the framework of a so-called intensified class struggle, there were great efforts to uncover enemies within the party. It also explores how regional party forums (conferences, committees, and presidia), intended for debate and discussion, functioned during their trials. At the same time, it examines the actions of various party actors: HQ functionaries, regional and district elites, pre-war Communists and the broader party caucus. It details their response to the ongoing campaign and their specific motivations and interests. In addition it attempts to evaluate their significance during so-called purges and what their positions say about the then CPC, its state and the degree of legitimacy it possessed among members.

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