What preceded the Prague Spring? Diversification in the Communist Party between 1954-1968.

The main aim of this thesis is development on the field of Czechoslovak political scene, especially in Communist Party of Czechoslovakia between years 1953-1969. One of the main characteristics of this period is partial easing of policy, which led political groups and movements, which were interested in cooperation with the main party, to form and represent themselves.The main focus of this thesis falls on the biggest and the most significant groups, which could be regarded to as the opposition, but also on the groups formed directly in the Communist Party, which had actual influence on policy making. The thesis is divided into 6 main chapters. It focuses on ideology of the party, its formation and power acquiring in the beginning. Next chapters are about changes in 1953 and the following period, because the year itself was a great milestone in the communist era not only in Czechoslovakia but also in other countries of USSR. Next chapters main focus is on mostly political groups not only in the Communist Party. The summary of the researched events is in the end of the thesis