CHARTER’77 AND THE SOLIDARITY OF PAUL GOMA
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Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 July 2015
Abstract
THIS PAPER AIMS TO DEVELOP A HISTORYCAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENON OF CZECH DISSIDENT-CHARTER'77. THE ‘’CHARTER’77’’ WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT FORM OF ORGANIZED OPPOSITION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE MOVEMENT WAS FOUNDED IN JANUARY 1977 AND RAN UNTIL NOVEMBER 1989 . ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES THAT LED TO THE BIRTH OF THE CHARTER WAS THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. THUS, THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARTER INCLUDED: DEFENDING AND RESPECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR THE CZECH PEO PLE BY CREATING A PARALLEL SOCIETY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE PAPER AIMS AT EXAMINING THE SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE OF THE WRITER PAUL GOMA WITH THE ‘’CHARTER’77’’.
Keywords
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
SOLIDARITY
DISSIDENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
CHARTER
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