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********************************************************* CWIHP News 7 August 2009 ********************************************************* UPCOMING CWIHP EVENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTO EXHIBITION: PRAGUE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SECRET POLICE 20 August 2009, 1:00-2:00pm The photo exhibition Prague through the Lens of the Secret Police</i> features a selection of never before seen photographs and films of "subjects of interest" taken secretly by the Czechoslovak State Security Service's Surveillance Directorate during the "normalization" era of hard-line socialist entrenchment which followed the 1968 Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia. 4th Floor Atrium Woodrow Wilson Center Visit >www.cwihp.org> for more information and to RSVP The exhibition, created by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes <http://www.ustrcr.cz/en> and the Security Services Archive <http://www.abscr.cz/en> in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, aims to unveil the mechanisms by which state agent operatives tailed Czechoslovak citizens, emigres and foreigners--using variously disguised miniature cameras concealed in briefcases, a playing transistor radio, lighter, inkstand, or even a baby carriage--as well as the results of their efforts in the state prescribed "struggle against the internal adversary." The exhibition will be open for visitors at the Woodrow Wilson Center August 20 to September 20, 10am to 4pm. The opening of the exhibition and presentation of the eponymous book will be introduced by Pavel Zacek, director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Ladislav Bukovszky, director of the Security Services Archive and Jiri Ellinger of the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL ---------------------------------------------------------------- CWIHP HIGHLIGHTS DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS ON THE BERLIN WALL 13 August 1961-9 November 1989 On the occasion of the forthcoming 48th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 and the 20th anniversary of its fall on 9 November 1989, CWIHP is pleased to announce a new website section dedicated to the history of the Berlin Wall. The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall highlights materials from the CWIHP Virtual Archive, CWIHP Bulletin and Working Paper Series. Explore this new section at <www.wilsoncenter.org/BerlinWall>. NEW COLD WAR HISTORY PODCASTS FROM THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE ---------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN PRADOS AND MALCOLM BYRNE SPEAK AT THE WILSON CENTER ON COLD WAR HISTORY New Podcasts Released by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History CWIHP is pleased to announce the release of two new podcasts on Cold War history by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. These podcasts feature Cold War historians Malcolm Byrne and John Prados speaking at the Wilson Center as part of the 27-31 July 2009 Gilder Lehrman Summer Institute on the U.S. and the Cold War, organized by CWIHP. Malcolm Byrne, deputy director and director of research at the National Security Archive at George Washington University, spoke on <http://www.gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=335> The U.S., the Middle East, and the Cold War. John Prados, senior fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University, spoke on <www.gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=331> The Origins of the Vietnam War. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article.cfm?this=F08E9CC3-C9FA-BB07-C50B90ABA8C7BABA **************************************************************** The Cold War International History Project is a research institute and clearinghouse for international Cold War history. Based at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., CWIHP disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular, new archival findings from non-western sources. The Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials, and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" and beyond. CWIHP seeks to transcend barriers of language, geography, and regional specialization to create new links among scholars interested in Cold War history. Use the links below to learn more about CWIHP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications >Publications http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=va2.browse&sort=Collection >Virtual Archive http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.news_welcome >News http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.events >Events Cold War International History Project Woodrow Wilson Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20004 coldwar@wilsoncenter.org Tel: 202/691-4110 **************************************************************** Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Use the link below to start receiving your own copy of CWIHP News http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.home **************************************************************** The Cold War International History Project was established at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., in 1991 with the generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. CWIHP disseminates new information and perspectives on the international history of the Cold War, in particular, new archival findings from the former "Communist bloc" and beyond. The project promotes this goal by publishing the CWIHP <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications&group_id=11900> Bulletin, <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications&group_id=11902> Book, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications&group_id=11901> Working Paper <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications&group_id=13349> e-Dossier series, and by hosting a number of <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.events> conferences and seminars on Cold War history every year. CWIHP News is a free newsletter available to anyone interested in the Cold War International History Project. It provides information on past and future CWIHP events, new publications, calls for papers, and conference news. For more information about the Project, visit www.cwihp.org
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