Ivan Borkovský. Archeolog mezi legendou, dvěma světovými válkami a dvěma totalitními režimy
Ivan Borkovský. An archaeologist between legends, two world wars and two totalitarian regimes

Author(s): Jana Maříková-Kubková, František Adámek
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Ivan Borkovský; Prague Castle; history of research; Czechoslovakia; Ukrainian immigration;
Summary/Abstract: Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský led the technical and later professional research of Prague Castle for more than forty years, in addition to dozens of other sites. He is one of the most prominent personalities of Czechoslovak and Czech archaeology of the Middle Ages. He was a colleague and teacher of a number of prominent archaeologists, historians and architects. Yet there are unknown moments in his personal life and in his fate during the tense periods of the 20th century. In the memoirs of his students and colleagues, there are stories that have become legendary in the nearly fifty years since his death. But most of them are not based on truth. The question is whether Ivan Borkovský himself gave rise to these stories or whether they were written later and what role the personality of the narrator played in them. The present text focuses primarily on these twists and turns in his life and attempts to confirm or refute the oft-repeated clichés through archival research. Last but not least, the thesis aims to pave the way for a more comprehensive treatment of his scholarly legacy, which will not be possible without an understanding of the pitfalls that accompanied his life.

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