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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
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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