Imperium wolności. Teige, Effenberger i czeski surrealizm

From the early twenties until today, in Prague exist prominent surrealist movement. Before the second world war Czechoslovakia was one of the strongest surrealist center outside France. One of the main factor of Czech surrealist was their theoretical abilities. Among their inspirations one can find French thinkers, Marxism, realism, symbolism, folklore and many more. Their aim was to create theory and practice of thinking and acting outside social restrains, based on imaginary, critical theory and poetry. Some of them applied to new born socialist republic, break with movement and became prominent socialist intellectuals. Some pay highest price and some was just forced to work in mine companies. But even thou surrealist movement create during this period create influential theory of practicing freedom.