The collection shows the life, work and activities of the Lithuanian historian Rimantas Jasas (1929-2002). Jasas never called himself a dissident. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he did not speak much about his involvement in underground (samizdat) literature, and saw himself only as a professional historian. The files in the collection show his close ties with the dissident movement, especially with the Soviet dissident and political prisoner Vytautas Skuodis (1929-2016). Jasas was involved with the samizdat journal Perspektyvos (Perspectives), the most highly thought-of publication by members of the intelligentsia.

Ort:
- Vilnius Žygimantų gatvė 1, Lithuania 01143
Themen:
- Alternative Lebensstile und Eigensinn im Alltag
- Samisdat and Tamisdat
Gründungsdatum:
- 2002
Besondere Beispiele:
- Jasas' diary

Roma Archive Digital Collection

The Roma Archive is the first digital collection devoted specifically to the Roma community in Bulgaria. Its aim is to show the history and memories of a people which have been invisible to the general Bulgarian public, and who are usually portrayed by the media in terms of deviant social and cultural behavior. The collection was created by the Balkan Society for Autobiography and Social Communication (BSASC). It includes numerous autobiographic interviews, rich visual materials, and a variety of other documents and images containing information on the Roma community in Bulgaria taken from Bulgarian State archives.

One of the main themes of the collection is the fate of the Roma minority under communism, during which it was subjected to frequent assimilation campaigns and when expressions of Roma culture was severely restricted. The collection aims to contribute to the democratization of historical knowledge, raising the profile of Bulgaria’s Roma community as well as increasing awareness within the community of the value of historical documents. At the same time, the ongoing process of building the collection itself contributes to overcoming ethnocentricity in Bulgaria’s education system. It strengthens intercultural dialogue and aids in the educational potential of Roma community members. The Roma Archive help makes the Roma more visible in Bulgarian society, education, and academia.

Ort:
- Blagoevgrad, South-West University, Bulgaria
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 2016
Besondere Beispiele:
- Roma Archive. Democratic Publicity by Right of History

Rudolf Mihle Collection

Rudolf Mihle (1937–2008) was one of the most important Czech amateur filmmakers. Some of his films were critical of the communist regime and society. Therefore, they were censored and could not be publicly screened. Mihle was an active member of the Czech Club of Amateur Filmmakers (Český klub kinoamatérů).

Ort:
- Malešická 12, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 2000
Besondere Beispiele:

Seeds of Fear

This private family collection presents a personal perspective on communist rule. It includes materials which describe the point of view of the family whose member was deemed "an enemy of the people" by the socialist state. The life paths of the creators of the collection highlight the different stages and transformations of the communist regime: the fate of the family of Dimitar and Marika Stoyanov is an example of the repression of members and supporters of opposition parties, characteristic of the 1940s and 1950s.
Dimitar Vasilev Stoyanov was an anarchist, convicted three times by two regimes because of his political convictions. He spent more than 6 years in forced labor-educational camps under communism (in 1945 and 1948-1953).
This collection was created by Dimitar’s wife, Marika, and his son, Vantzeti Vassilev. The materials show the restrictions faced by the immediate family and relatives of people classified as politically "unreliable" or as "enemies of the people". Due to his "untrustworthy" origins, Vantzeti Vassilev was pressured by State Security to become an informant. As a form of personal resistance, Vantzeti Vassilev started writing the autobiographical book Semenata na straha [The Seeds of Fear] in the early 1980s. Seeing little future in Bulgaria, he left for Serbia to reach Italy, continuing on to the US in 1988, carrying with him a copy of the yet-unpublished book, part of the collection. The collection shows resistance in the form of a conscious "escape into oneself" through

Ort:
- ulitsa "Otets Paisiy" 100, Pernik, Bulgaria
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 1945
Besondere Beispiele:
- Letter from Forced Labour Camp
- The Seeds of Fear

Society for Queer Memory Collections

The collection of Society for Queer Memory represents a unique set of daily needs items, printed materials, private funds and oral testimonies capturing the history, memory and everydayness of LGBT/queer people living in Czech milieu. The oldest members of the community are perceived as bearers of a specific historical memory based on their experience of the second half of the 20th century, when they were criminalized and subjected to repression by the state. Thus, the collection focuses also on defensive strategies of “dual life” of this particular social group, both official and private.

Ort:
- Na Strži 1683/40, 140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 2013
Besondere Beispiele: