Jan Stanislav Skrejsovsky: the Dissent in the National Party of the Czech Lands in the 1870s

The article deals with the process of dissent in the National Party of the Czech Lands in the 70-s of the XIX century: two clearly defined factions within the Czech National Party had emerged: the Old Czechs and the Young Czechs. The author examines political position of Jan Stanislav Skrejsovsky, a prominent Czech businessman, a member of the National Party (the Old Czechs), his struggle with the National Party of Freethinkers (the Young Czechs) formed in 1874. The problem of Czech political press as an instrument of political struggle is discussed in the article.

Czech Lands, Czech History of the XIXth century, National party, Young Czechs, Old Czechs, Political press, Frantisek Ladislav Rieger, Jan Stanislav Skrejsovsky, National representatives