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revolution underway that left some of them sidelined. We look at the
changes in the publishing and literary world over the last two decades. More
One on OneVáclav Havel’s decency gave him courage, says his former advisor Jiří Pehe
People in the Czech Republic and around the world hail the late
ex-president Václav Havel as a great European, a humanist and a man who
stood up to the communist regime, a decent and courageous man who led his
country to democracy. In this special edition of One on One, we talk to
political commentator Jiří Pehe who served as Václav Havel’s chief
political advisor in the late 1990s. More
Current AffairsNation mourns death of a hero
The death of Vaclav Havel stopped Czechs in their tracks on Sunday. A hush
fell over the country as thousands of people gathered to light candles and
pay a silent tribute to the hero of the Velvet Revolution. At 6 pm bells
around the Czech Republic tolled in memory of the man who showed endless
courage in the face of oppression and who led his nation on the road to
freedom and democracy. More
Current AffairsAnniversary of Velvet Revolution marked by anti-government demonstrations
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start of the Velvet Revolution as well as the 72nd anniversary of the
events of November 1939 which resulted in the closure of all Czech
universities by the Nazis and reprisals against students and intellectuals.
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Current AffairsUnique 1980s dissident video magazine subject of new Czech TV documentary
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video magazine established by Czech dissidents in the late 1980s. The
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reports about the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. More
Current AffairsShock therapy capitalism marks 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago, in January 1991, Czechoslovakia began a crash course in
capitalism as the old system of central economic planning that had been in
place for the previous four decades was dismantled. In spite of resistance
from some quarters, Czechoslovakia, opted for a fast, shock therapy reform,
differing from the more cautious path taken in Poland and Hungary. More
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