History of the Slavonic Library — National Library of the Czech Republic

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Documents for in-house loans</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/catalogues-of-the-nl-cr/scanned-catalogues"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Scanned catalogues</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum16"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Other sources of the NL CR</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/czech-articles-anl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech articles ANL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/czech-articles-since-2011-anl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech articles since 2011 ANL+</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/incunabula-early-printed-books-and-maps"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Incunabula, early prints & maps</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/database-of-library-literature"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Database of library literature (KKL)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/online-catalogue-of-the-slavonic-library"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Slavonic library online catalogue</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/czech-national-bibliography"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech national bibliography (ČNB)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/czech-national-bibliography-news"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech National Bibliography - News</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/announced-books-and-music"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Announced books and music (ISN)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/announced-e-books"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Announced e-books</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/publishers-in-the-czech-republic"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Publishers in the Czech Republic</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/czech-national-authority-database"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech national authority database</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/lis-terminology-tdkiv"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">LIS Terminology (TDKIV)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/lis-acronyms-kzk"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">LIS Acronyms (KZK)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/ezb-electronic-journals-library"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">EZB (Electronic Journals Library)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/bohemian-watermark-database"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Bohemian Watermark Database</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/other-sources-of-the-nl-cr/marco-berra-music-prints"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Marco Berra Music Prints</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum2"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Licensed databases</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/licensed-databases/survey-of-licensed-databases"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Survey of licensed databases</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/licensed-databases/remote-access"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Remote access</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum4"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Union catalogue of the CR</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/union-catalogue-of-the-cr/union-catalogue-of-the-cr"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Union catalogue of the CR</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/union-catalogue-of-the-cr/...-books"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">... Books</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/union-catalogue-of-the-cr/...-serials"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">... Serials</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/catalogues-and-databases/union-catalogue-of-the-cr/libraries-and-information-centers-in-the-cr"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Czech libraries, information centers</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain css_fade"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals"> <div class="nkp_smenu_item">Portals</div> </a> <ul class="nkp_lev2_nav nkp_nav_lev2_sp"> <li class="plain childnum3"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">UIG & subject gateways</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/uig-and-subject-gateways/uniform-information-gateway"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Uniform Information Gateway</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/uig-and-subject-gateways/lis-subject-gateway-library-science"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">KIV Subject Gateway (LIS)</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/uig-and-subject-gateways/mus-subject-gateway-music"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">MUS Subject Gateway (Music)</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum5"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">NL projects' Infoportals</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/infoportals-of-the-nl-projects/infoportal-kramerius"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Infoportal Kramerius</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/infoportals-of-the-nl-projects/union-catalogue-of-the-cr"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Union catalogue of the CR</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/infoportals-of-the-nl-projects/national-authority"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">National Authority </span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/infoportals-of-the-nl-projects/conspectus"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Conspectus</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/infoportals-of-the-nl-projects/ask-your-library"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Ask your library</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum5"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Other portals</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/other-portals/who-is-who-in-czech-slavonic-studies"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Database of Czech Slavists</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/other-portals/registry-of-museum-type-collections"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Registry of museum-type collections</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/other-portals/knihovny.cz-libraries.cz"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Knihovny.cz/Libraries.cz</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/other-portals/czech-libraries-portal"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">LIS portal</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/portals/other-portals/the-european-library-tel"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">The European Library (TEL)</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain css_fade"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library"> <div class="nkp_smenu_item">Digital library</div> </a> <ul class="nkp_lev2_nav nkp_nav_lev2_sp"> <li class="plain childnum7"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Digital libraries</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/kramerius-v.-5-new-access"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Kramerius v. 5 - new access</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/kramerius5"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Kramerius v. 5</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/kramerius"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Kramerius v. 3</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/manuscriptorium"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Manuscriptorium</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/webarchiv"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">WebArchiv</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/digital-libraries"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Digital libraries</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/digital-libraries/about-kramerius-5-for-university-students"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">About Kramerius 5 for University Students</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum2"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Other links</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/other-links/registr-digitalizace"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Digitization registry</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/digital-library/other-links/urn-nbn-resolver"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">URN:NBN Resolver</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="selected css_fade"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library"> <div class="nkp_smenu_item">Slavonic Library</div> </a> <ul class="nkp_lev2_nav nkp_nav_lev2_sp"> <li class="plain childnum0"> </li> <li class="selected childnum9"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">About the Slavonic Library (SL)</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/news-1"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">News</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/about-library"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">About the Slavonic Library</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/opening-hours"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Opening hours and contacts</span> </a> </li> <li class="selected"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/history-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">History of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/structure-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Structure of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/building-up-of-the-sl-collection"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Building-up of the SL collection</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/book-collection-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Book Collection of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/academic-council"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Academic council</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/about-the-slavonic-library-sl/new-acquisitions-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">New acquisitions of the SL</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum10"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Services of the Slavonic Library</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/information"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Information and Services</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/slavistika-e-mail-forum"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Slavistika - e-mail forum</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/acces-to-internet"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Acces to internet</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/readers-registration"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Readers registration</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/pre-registration"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Pre-Registration</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/copy-and-digital-services"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Copy and digital services</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/sale-of-published-titles"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Sale of published titles</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/inter-library-loan-services"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Inter-library loan services</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/lending-services"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Lending services</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/services-of-the-slavonic-library/links"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Links</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum9"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Catalogues and Databases</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/online-catalogue-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Online catalogue of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/scanned-catalogues-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Scanned catalogues of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/card-catalogues-indexes-of-the-sl"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Card catalogues, indexes of the SL</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/database-of-special-collections"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Database of special collections</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/esbirky"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item"> eSbírky.cz – cultural heritage on-line</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/database-of-czech-slavists"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Database of Czech Slavists</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/intrn.-congresses-of-slavists-dtb"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Intrn. Congresses of Slavists - dtb</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/databases"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Licensed and free databases</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/catalogues-and-databases/catalogues"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Catalogues and Databases</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="plain childnum8"> <ul class="nkp_nav_lev3_list"> <li><h4 class="nkp_menu_heading">Academic Activities, Publications</h4></li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/international-academic-conferences"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">International Academic Conferences</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/seminars-symposiums-colloquia"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Seminars, symposiums, colloquia</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/exhibitions"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Exhibitions</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/publishing"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Publishing</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/the-rudolf-medek-prize"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">The Rudolf Medek Prize</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/international-congresses-of-slavists"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">International Congresses of Slavists</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a href="https://www.en.nkp.cz/slavonic-library/academic-activities-publications/digitalisation-and-microfilming"> <span class="nkp_subsub_item">Digitisation and Microfilming</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain"> <a 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id="nkp_right_spacer_wrapper"> <div id="portal-columns"> <div id="portal-columns-dif" class="nkp-full"> <div id="portal-column-content" class="nkp-full"> <div id="viewlet-above-content"><div id="portlets-above" class="row"> </div> </div> <div class=""> <dl class="portalMessage info" id="kssPortalMessage" style="display:none"> <dt>Info</dt> <dd></dd> </dl> <div id="content"> <div id="viewlet-above-content-title"></div> <h1 id="parent-fieldname-title" class="documentFirstHeading"> History of the Slavonic Library </h1> <div id="viewlet-below-content-title"> </div> <div id="viewlet-above-content-body"> </div> <div id="content-core"> <div class="" id="parent-fieldname-text-98d46d94-53c8-4111-84f2-fe3b74924aba"> <table id="table1"><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>In 1924 the Library was founded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the name, ”The Russian Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” It was founded as part of the so-called ”Russian Action” of the Czechoslovak government initiated by the President T. G. Masaryk. The ”Russian Action” was an unparalleled humanitarian program for Russian immigrants, establishing schools, institutions, and organizations to provide social and cultural aid for the refugees. They could continue in their studies, conduct academic research and begin to educate the next generation.</p></td> <td> <img src="https://www.en.nkp.cz/images/slov/letohradek.jpg" alt="Governor’s Summer Palace in Královská obora (Royal Hunting Park) – the original location of the Slavonic Library" title="letohradek.jpg" /></td> </tr><tr><td> <img src="https://www.en.nkp.cz/images/slov/leto-depo.jpg" alt="Interiors of the Slavonic Library in Governor’s Summer Palace" title="leto-depo.jpg" /></td> <td colspan="2"> <p>In 1927 the Library began to acquire literature from other Slavonic nations, and the name of the Library was changed to ”Slovanská knihovna ministerstva zahraničí” [The Slavonic Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Since the Library was still owned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was able to accumulate a remarkable collection of books and periodicals from 12 countries and establish an international book exchange. Duplicate items were transformed into the exchange collection and the first lists of these books were published. </p> <p>The exchange during the 1920’s was a great success, documented by the following figures: in 1928 the library maintained contacts with 284 entities, including academic institutions, researchers, libraries, and publishers from 150 cities and towns in 26 countries. The largest expansion was recorded between 1925 and 1929, when the largest annual growth reached 50,000, the lowest 14,000 volumes. Technical and medical texts as well books on the natural sciences were not collected. From the beginning the library focused only on historical and philological studies.</p> <p>The available space at the Summer Palace in Královská obora soon was inadequate to hold the growing collection, and the Library was offered a place in the Klementinum by the Ministry of Education and National Enlightenment. The Slavonic Library moved there in 1929. </p> <p>On December 31, 1938, the Library’s administration became independent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3"> <p>In February 1942, the Library was taken over by the German administration and merged with the Land and University Library. World War II was a difficult period for the Library, its collection remained in tact.</p></td> </tr><tr><td> <img src="https://www.en.nkp.cz/images/slov/tukalevskij.jpg" alt="Vladimir Nikolayevich Tukalevskii – initiator of the founding of the library and long-term director of the Russian collections" title="tukalevskij.jpg" /></td> <td><p> After the war, in the first half of the 1950’s the Library was compromised by unrelated Soviet. literature, but by 1956 the Library slowly began to return to its original mission and revived its original scheme of acquisition that was put in place prior to World War II. It also re-kindled the international cooperation and exchange that had been disrupted after the war.</p><p> In 1958 the Slavonic Library was incorporated as an autonomous section of the State (today National Library. Since its foundation the Library has focused on compiling and publishing Slavistic bibliographies and bibliographic handbooks. These activities intensified substantially after 1973 when the International Committee of Slavists appointed the Library as the scientific and bibliographic centre of Slavistics. The Library became the responsible institution for the work of the Bibliographic Commission of the Committee.<br /> </p> </td> <td> <img src="https://www.en.nkp.cz/images/slov/strnadel.jpg" alt="Dr. Josef Strandel – the director of the Slavonic Library from 1956 to 1978" title="strnadel.jpg" /></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3"> <p>With the social and political changes of 1989, the academic activities of the library in world Slavistics were fully revived, and former ties with the western Slavistics centres were renewed. The Slavonic Library once gain began to carry out its original mission and renew acquisition and free public use.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p> <img src="https://www.en.nkp.cz/images/slov/magr.jpg" alt="Bookplate of Antonín Stanislav Mágr, generous patron of the Slavonic Library, the editor of Prager Presse" title="magr.jpg" /></p> </td> <td> </td> </tr></table> <p class="nkppodpis"><a href="mailto:lukas.babka@nkp.cz">Lukáš Babka</a></p> </div> <div class="clr"></div> <div class="nkp_after_document_controls"> <span class="nkp_upper"><a href="#portal-top">Upwards</a></span> <span class="nkp_print"><a href="javascript:window.print()">Print</a></span> </div> <div class="nkp_document_author"> <span class="nkp_span_date">Sep 18, 2012</span></div> </div> <div id="viewlet-below-content-body"> <div class="visualClear"></div> <div class="documentActions"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="viewlet-below-content"> <div id="portlets-below" class="row"> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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