Hospodářské a politické vztahy Velké Británie a Československa v období „tání“ (do roku 1968)

This bachelor’s thesis examines the development of political and economic relations between Czechoslovakia and Great Britain during the period of political thaw from 1958 to 1968. The analysis shows that bilateral trade grows substantially in absolute terms, while the relative importance of Great Britain in Czechoslovak foreign trade does not increase over the long term. At the same time, the institutional framework of economic cooperation expands through the gradual relaxation of trade conditions, longer-term agreements, and cooperation in applied science and technology. The year 1968 represents the concluding boundary of this development and demonstrates the political limits of the preceding thaw. The contribution of the thesis lies in linking political developments with trade data and contemporary sources, making it possible to distinguish absolute growth in bilateral trade from a genuine change in Great Britain’s relative importance for Czechoslovak economic relations.