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Žižke je v češki družbi še vedno prisoten, čeprav great respect for the Eucharist; the next year he
husitskega poveljnika večina šteje za nepremag- changed his title from of Trocnov to of the Chal-
ljivega bojevnika in enega največjih Čehov vseh ice, alluding to his new castle close to Litoměřice.
časov. Contemporaries saw Žižka as direct, brave, hon-
ourable, and obviously charismatic with a clear
O avtorju sense of justice. They did not, however, see him
Petr Čornej se je rodil leta 1951. Je zgodovinar, raz- as a sober, thoughtful, or far-sighted politician –
iskovalec, univerzitetni učitelj in literarni znan- a role Žižka, uncompromising by nature, never
stvenik. Podpisal se je predvsem pod historiograf- filled.
skimi deli zgodovine poznega srednjega veka oz. Jan Žižka lives in Czech historical memo-
zgodnjega novega veka, zlasti s tematiko husitstva, ry in two diametrically opposed images: as a re-
ter s področja (metodologije) historiografije. Bil je vered hero (who believed he had secured a place
profesor za zgodovino na Karlovi univerzi v Pragi in heaven) for Hussites and their reformist suc- 175
(Filozofska fakulteta, Pedagoška fakulteta in Hu- cessors, and as a monster, stopped only by God’s
sitska teološka fakulteta), v letih 2002–2013 pa je will, for Catholics. Though most people see the
bil zaposlen na zasebni Literarni akademiji, kjer je Hussite commander as an unstoppable fighter
bil v obdobju 2006–2010 tudi rektor. and one of the finest Czechs ever, this contradic-
Poleg raziskav (Zgodovinski inštitut Aka- tory fantasy of Žižka endures in Czech society.
demije znanosti Češke republike), znanstvenih
(monografije) in pedagoških publikacij (učbe- About the Author
niki) je prof. Čornej znan tudi kot sistematič- Born in 1951, Petr Čornej is a historian, research-
ni popularizator znanosti. Topogledno sodelu- er, university professor, and literary scholar. His
je z radiem in s televizijo, piše strokovna dela in historiographical works on the late Middle Ages
članke v dnevnem časopisju. Med ostalim pa je and early modern period, especially Hussitism,
bil tudi eden od konzultantov za akcijsko video- as well as on historiographical methodology are
igro Kingdom Come: Deliverence (Warhorse Stu- what make him most known. He was a profes-
dios, 2017–), ki se dogaja v Češkem kraljestvu na sor of history at Charles University in Prague
začetku 15. stoletja, kar razkriva pretanjeno ra- (Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, and Hus-
zumevanje zgodovinarja za generacijsko zelo site Theological Faculty) and, from 2002 to 2013, Niti črno niti belo, temveč barvito! • Not Black or White, but Vibrantly Coloured!
raznolike recepcijske procese zgodovine – tudi worked at the private Literary Academy, serving
najmlajšo generacijo velja za zgodovino nekako as rector from 2006 to 2010.
zainteresirati. Apart from studies – Historical Institute
Slovenskim bralcem prof. Čornej že dol- of the Czech Academy of Sciences – scholar-
go ni neznanec. Vzajemni bibliografski sistem ly monographs, pedagogical publications (text-
COBISS beleži kar 18 knjig uglednega češke- books), Professor Čornej is a methodical pop-
ga zgodovinarja po slovenskih knjižnicah, med ulariser of science. He writes academic papers,
drugim pa se ena visokošolska in ena splošna works with radio and television, and publish-
knjižnica ponašata tudi z avtorjevim magistral- es pieces in daily newspapers. Set in the Czech
nim delom ob izteku njegove aktivne karierne Kingdom at the dawn of the 15th century, he also
poti – z Janom Žižko v njuni knjižnični zbirki. 15 worked as a consultant for the action video game
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Warhorse Studios,
2017–), showing his complex awareness of how
history is received across different generations,
even involving the youngest with history in cre-
15 OHK – Osrednja humanistična knjižnica FF UL (sign: ative ways.
Hist II 1367) in Slovanska knjižnica Mestne knjižnice
Ljub ljana.