NÁRYS VNÍMÁNÍ VÝZNAMNÝCH ČESKÝCH POLITIKŮ V DOBĚ PRVNÍ REPUBLIKY Z POHLEDU SVATÉHO STOLCE

The funds of the Vatican Secret Archives, which were recently made available, cover the period from 1922 to 1939 (the pontificate of Pope Pius XI). It is an immense amount of archival materials, which are principally engaged in the religious affairs of the interwar period. Among the thousands of pages of documents, the article analyses the view of the Holy See on important political persons of the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1929). The work is an interesting “probe” into interwar Czechoslovakia and illustrates the familiar context with interesting details and brief remarks by the Church hierarchy. The author of this study reveals to what extent opinions and views of the Holy See were relevant in politics in Czechoslovakia and how consistent or changeable they were over time. The work is complemented by numerous references to literature and other sources.