Human remains discovered some time ago in the Czech town of Postoloprty have once again raised the question of postwar violence against the civilian German-speaking population. They also remind us how difficult it can be to talk about a past that does not fit neatly into the usual division between victims and perpetrators.
In a new article for Denník N, our researcher Michal uses the example of Postoloprty to look at how Czech society deals with this uncomfortable past. He compares the Czech experience with the way violence against German civilians during the Slovak National Uprising is remembered in Slovakia.
Why do Sklené, Banská Štiavnica, and Magurka remain at the margins of the story of the Slovak National Uprising? And what happens when we do not want to talk about the uncomfortable chapters of our own past?
Link to the article you can find here.