Representations of Serbs and Albanians in the Czech press during the process of declaring independance of Kosovo

Diploma thesis "Život a dílo Václava Chába" deals with an image of Václav Cháb (1895 - 1983), czech publicist, writer and translator. Diploma thesis describes important moments of Cháb's life in chronological sequence. First part of the thesis analysis Cháb's growing up and attend to his participation at czechoslovak foreign legion in Russia during First world war. After his return back to the country, he started to work as a journalist at weekly paper Legionářský směr and then at daily paper Národní osvobození. During the Second world war he was shortly active in paper Naše zprávy and then was obliged to stay in illegality. In the very first beginning of the Prague revolution in May 1945, he was active in re-issuing of Národní osvobození. The biggest attention is paid to his journalist proffesion at Národní osvobození. Early in 1950's was Cháb employed in Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, where he was active even in retiring age. Diploma thesis also paid appropriate attention to many of Cháb's prosaic publications, in which he mostly describes historical subjects. He is also known for publications with anti-nazi themes. His translation activities are not omitted from this thesis. Diploma thesis also documents Cháb's relationship with dr. Lev Sychrava and aim to deals with his political opinions