At present, the Tajiks form a not very big independent Tajik Republic in the Central Asia. However, their history and culture are part of great, age-old and rich history of the great Iran. Very close is also their relation to the past and present Afghanistan. Their language – Tajik – used to be very often termed as a Tajik Persian or Persian Tajik. And a rich classic Persian literature, such as the works by Ferdousí, Haféz, Omar Chajjám, Rúmí etc., is also a cultural heritage of the Tajiks, since many of the great authors come right from areas of the Central Asia.

The exhibition only briefly presents ancient roots and their influence on European science and culture. The works of Central Asian scholars, such as Abú Alí ibn Síná (Avicenna), Al-Farghání and others, were substatial sources for medicine, astronomy, mathematics and philosophy also in the Czech Lands.

The exhibition is focused on a later period. It shows how the Czechs began to become acquainted with the Tajik literature especially in the 20th century and it reminds the work of the great scholar Jan Rypka and his pupils, whose work Dějiny perské a tádžické literatury (History of Persian and Tajik Literature) meant in 1960´s and 1970´s a qualitative progress in the field of Oriental studies. It was translated into many languages, and two times even into Persian, especially the part concerning the Tajik literature.

The exhibition demonstrates mutual success in the field of literary science. A visitor has an opportunity to become acquainted, on the one hand, with some importatnt modern works in their Czech translations, and on the other hand, with the facts of how the Tajiks became familiar with the Czech literature and culture. An important role in mutual relations is played by the Czech-Iranian Society, chaired by Jiří Bečka, author of the exhibition, and by the Radio Free Europe as well, which regularly broadcasts the Tajik programme. It was right its editor Mr. Salím Ajubov (Ajubzód), who published in Prague an important and voluminous work titled Sad rangi sad sól. Tódžikón dar qarni bístum - Sto barev stovky let. Tádžici v dvacátém století (Hundred of colours hundreds years. The Tajiks in the 20th century). With the help of many prominent Tajik personalities, the work evaluates the development of the country and its inhabitants in the 20th century .