The papers discusses the philosophically relevant issues in the work of M. Kusý during the normalization period in Slovakia . This period had two distinctive parts: the pre-Charter and Charter ones. The paper focuses on the latter: At that time M. Kusý was especially concerned with critical analysis of the ideology and practice of the so called “real socialism”, and revealing of the totalitarian nature of the communist regime. The author pays attention also to M. Kusý’s principled approach to the (...) resolution of several other topics: Charter 77 and human rights, the position of an intellectual and civil courage, the problem of nationalism and the Slovak phenomenon, marxism and the ecological crisis, philosophy and social transformation etc. The author stresses the fact, that at that time M. Kusý´s views could be presented only in the underground an exile publications. (shrink)

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birthday of the Slovak historian Jozef Jablonický the author shows the reception of his work in 1974 - 1989 especially among the Slovak philosophical dissidents. All her evidence and evaluations proof clearly Jablonický's dedication to pure facts in his researches of civic resistance during Slovak National Uprising in 1944 regardless to various legends and authoritarian views. She also shows Jablonický's personal integrity in defending the virtue of the practice of historians in (...) the period of normalisation. (shrink)