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Dvojí tvář spartakiád (Socialism in Motion: Czechoslovak Spartakiads 1955–1990)

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Dvojí tvář spartakiád (Socialism in Motion: Czechoslovak Spartakiads 1955–1990)

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Strahov Stadium hosts regular mass gymnastics performances designed to demonstrate national unity and the subordination of the individual to the collective. Paradoxically, they draw on the tradition of the suppressed All-Sokol Slet gatherings. The regime uses the Spartakiads to embody and communicate its ideology, but as the context changes, their form and role evolve. Contemporary coverage records the extensive preparations, rehearsals, performances, and attendees' experiences.

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Director
Tereza Bernátková
Writer
Tereza Bernátková, Petr Roubal
Producer
Dušan Mulíček, Jana Kabátová, Ondřej Hlas

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