Ivan Kamenec

Ivan Kamenec (August 27, 1938 Nitra) is a Slovak historian.

Life

He was born in Nitra on August 1938. He graduated from Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University in Bratislava in 1961. Then he worked at the State Slovak Central Archive in Bratislava and the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava. At present, he works at the Institute of History of Slovak Academy of Sciences. He is a chairman of Slovak section of common Czech-Slovak Commission of Historians[1] and a member of the board of directors of Holocaust Documentation Center.[2] The main theme of his scientific research is political and cultural history of Slovakia in the 20th Century. He deals especially with the history of the First Slovak Republic from the years 1939-1945, the political system and the political and cultural elites. He is a respected scholar in the area of Holocaust in Slovakia[3] and his work On the Trail of Tragedy belongs to basic works in this field.[4][5] The work was written already in 70's but was not published until 1991[4][6] because topic was tabooed in Czechoslovakia during the communistic era.

Selected works

Monographs

Tkadlečková

Collective works and editions of documents

Awards

References

Sources

  • Paulovičová, Nina (2013). "The "Unmasterable Past"? The Reception of the Holocaust in Postcommunist Slovakia.". In Himka, John-Paul; Michlic, Joanna Beata. Bringing the Dark Past to Light. The Reception of the Holocaust in Postcommunist Europe. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-2544-2. 
  • Mikuličová, Ivanka (2008). "Výberová bibliografia PhDr. Ivana Kamenca, CSc.". Z dejín demokratických a totalitných režimov na Slovensku a v Československu v 20. storočí. Historik Ivan Kamenec (in Slovak). Bratislava: Historický ústav SAV. ISBN 978-80-969782-6-7. 
  • Tkadlečková, Herta (2008). "O Ivanovi Kamencovi – celkom neoficiálne". Z dejín demokratických a totalitných režimov na Slovensku a v Československu v 20. storočí. Historik Ivan Kamenec (in Slovak). Bratislava: Historický ústav SAV. ISBN 978-80-969782-6-7. 
  • Nižňanský, Eduard. "The Holocaust in Slovakia – period of Autonomy (6. 10. 1938 – 14. 3. 1939). Documents. Preface.". Retrieved 26 June 2013. 
  • "Osobnosti ocenené v súťaži Vedec roka SR 2012" (in Slovak). The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 14 June 2013. 
  • "About Us" (in Slovak). Holocaust Documentation Center. Retrieved 26 June 2013. 
  • "List of Members" (in Slovak). Czech-Slovak Commission of Historians. Retrieved 26 June 2013. 
  • "Curriculum Vitae of Ivan Kamenec" (in Slovak). Civil Association Osobnosti.sk. Retrieved 14 June 2013. 
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