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This month in Mailbox we read from your letters of condolence on the death
in December of the former president Václav Havel, we read from your
feedback regarding Radio Prague's programmes and we quote from your answers
to January's mystery Czech quiz question. Listeners/readers: Michael
Fanderys, Jayanta Chakrabarty, Stephen Hrebenach, Steve Olear, Hans Verner
Lollike, Mary Lou Krenek, Jaroslaw Jedrzejczak, Charles Konecny, Vladimir
Gudzenko, Colin Law. More
From the ArchivesPaul Robeson in Prague: paying homage to Dvořák and socialism
In last week’s From the Archives we featured Martin Luther King,
interviewed by Czechoslovak Radio in 1963. But Dr King was not the first
civil rights campaigner to address Czech and Slovak radio listeners. Four
years earlier, in June 1959, Paul Robeson came to Prague, to take part in
an international left-wing cultural congress. Robeson was a man of many
talents – singer, actor, athlete, writer and civil rights activist. He
never concealed his sympathies with the communist regimes of the Eastern
Bloc, and his political views – combined with the colour of his skin –
earned him virtual pariah status in many sections of the US political
establishment. This culminated in 1950 when he was refused a passport. More
One on OneOldřich Černý – Head of the Forum 2000 Foundation
Oldřich Černý is executive director of the Forum 2000 Foundation, which
every year invites some of the world’s leading thinkers to a conference
in Prague. Forum 2000 was cofounded by Václav Havel, with whom Mr. Černý
was closely involved for many years. Indeed, he organised what was to be
the former president’s final public appearance, a meeting with the Dalai
Lama, a week before his death last month. More
Current AffairsA heart from melted candles: an unusual memorial for late Czech president Václav Havel
After the death of the late Czech president Václav Havel, thousands of
people laid down wreaths and lit candles at impromptu memorial sites across
the country. Now, two artists have decided to recycle those candles for an
unusual memorial – a wax heart. Dozens of volunteers are currently
working on the “A heart for Havel” initiative at a Prague cultural
center. More
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