Memory of Nations Archive
The Memory of Nations archive is the largest online collection.[1] of witness testimonies in Central Europe. It was created by three organizations, Post Bellum, The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, and Czech Radio, in 2008[2]. Documented in the archive are the stories of “war veterans, Holocaust survivors, political prisoners, as well as members of the Communist Party, the Secret Police, and the People’s Militias[1].” They record testimonies of witnesses on video to preserve them for future generations. The Memory of Nations archive was created by a group of people all working in different professions: journalism, law, and history, who realized preserving the testimonies of witnesses was a great way to bring awareness about the history of the 20th century. As of June 2018, there are 8087 witnesses in the database and 4417 published witnesses.[3]
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| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Archive |
| Website | http://www.memoryofnations.eu/ |
Purpose[edit]
The purpose of the Memory of Nations online archive is to study the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century[4] and human behavior[5]. They seek to understand how and why these phenomena took place and to analyze/record small/specific historical events. They also wish to preserve witness testimonies of all people[6] who were affected by said regimes, including but not limited to the LGBT community, Secret Police, victims, clergy members[7], other collaborators, and dissidents.
Methods[edit]
Witnesses are interviewed in their original language, then their interviews are translated into English. The interviews are then archived online and organized with different categories like dates and locations in order to locate interviews regarding specific historical events. Recently, Post Bellum began to use Eye Direct technology to record the testimonies of witnesses.
Mobile Application[edit]
Memory of Nations Sites is an application for IOS and Android that allows users to look up locations of significant historical events from the 20th century. It is available in English and Czech. It has won a variety of awards.
Notable Witnesses[edit]
- Tomáš Sedláček
- Former President Václav Havel
- Rabbi Karol Sidon
- Jiřina Tvrdíková
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "English Brochure: Post Bellum" (PDF). https://www.postbellum.cz/english/. p. 4. Retrieved 2018-06-14. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Award for ´Memory of Nation´" (in čeština). Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ↑ perich@ora.cz, castulik@ora.cz,. "Memory of Nations". www.memoryofnations.eu. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ↑ "Memory of Nations / Paměť národa - projects". territoryterror.org.ua. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ↑ perich@ora.cz, castulik@ora.cz,. "Memory of Nations". www.memoryofnations.eu. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ↑ Rozhdestvenskaya, Elena; Semenova, Victoria; Tartakovskaya, Irina; Kosela, Krzysztof (2015-12-14). Collective Memories in War. Routledge. ISBN 9781317388074. Search this book on
- ↑ "Institute of Church History as part of international project 'Memory of the Nations' to present information on UGCC underground". news.ugcc.ua. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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