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VHLF & BBLA 2022 Annual Gala FOLLOWING DREAMS honoring Peter Sís Bohemian National Hall, New York, September 22, 2022

Havel ConversationsVHLF & BBLA 2022 Annual Gala FOLLOWING DREAMS honoring Peter Sís Bohemian National Hall, New York, September 22, 2022VHLFSeptember 28, 2022Opening Remarks by Martin Palous President, Vaclav Havel Foundation Good evening and welcome — dear friends and supporters of the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association! We are so happy to have you here with us tonight, and to participate in our most important annual …Read more...

Havel Conversations: Eva Heyd in discussion with Alex Zucker

Havel ConversationsHavel Conversations: Eva Heyd in discussion with Alex ZuckerVHLFSeptember 27, 2022Rehearsal for Truth Festival, Bohemian National Hall, New York June 14, 2022 Translator Alex Zucker was in conversation with photographer, curator, and project manager of the Czech National Trust, Eva Heyd, on the occasion of the new publication, Ticket to the New World, and an exhibition of the same name. …Read more...

Andrey Kurkov, Winner of the Disturbing the Peace Award of Vaclav Havel Foundation

Disturbing the peaceAndrey Kurkov, Winner of the Disturbing the Peace Award of Vaclav Havel FoundationVHLFSeptember 27, 2022By Joanne Leedom-Ackerman |New York, September 22, 2022 “The penguin,” said Viktor bleakly, “is me.” You must read Death and the Penguin to appreciate the impact of that line. I don’t think I’ve spoiled the book by sharing it because you have to read the whole first. I am perhaps …Read more...

Three candidates shortlisted for the 2022 Václav Havel Prize

Havel in the MediaThree candidates shortlisted for the 2022 Václav Havel PrizeVHLFSeptember 7, 2022Source: Council of Europe / www.coe.int / The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Award. Meeting in Prague the panel, made up of independent figures …Read more...

What legacy does Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, leave behind?

Havel in the MediaWhat legacy does Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, leave behind?VHLFSeptember 2, 2022Source: Atlantic Council / www.atlanticcouncil.org / By Experts react / The last premier of the Soviet Union has died. A complicated figure who succeeded in ending the Cold War but failed to save his own country from collapse, Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91, will …Read more...

Talk and book presentation by Martin Putna

Havel ConversationsTalk and book presentation by Martin PutnaVHLFSeptember 1, 2022Rus – Ukraine – Russia | Talk and book presentation by Martin Putna | Bohemian National Hall, New York, Monday, October 3, 7 pm EST RSVP HERE Martin C. Putna is a literary historian, critic, translator, teacher, author of works on history and religion. Former Head of the Vaclav Havel …Read more...

On this Day, in 1990: the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in Prague

Havel in the MediaOn this Day, in 1990: the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in PragueVHLFAugust 17, 2022Source: Kafkadesk / https://kafkadesk.org / By Kafkadesk Prague Office / On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague, the first major rock concert organised in then Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism. Sympathy for the Devil: the Stones …Read more...

Czech Republic strengthen ties with Tibetan People: Representative Thinlay Chukki concludes Maiden visit to Prague

Havel in the MediaCzech Republic strengthen ties with Tibetan People: Representative Thinlay Chukki concludes Maiden visit to PragueVHLFAugust 15, 2022Source: Central Tibetan Administration / https://tibet.net / By Staff Reporter / Geneva: Representative Thinlay Chukki successfully completed a four-day visit to Prague, Czech Republic from 07 August to 10 August 2022. This is her maiden visit to the country and the first country to visit, outside of Switzerland, as the …Read more...

Heroes, Not Victims

Havel in the MediaHeroes, Not VictimsVHLFAugust 15, 2022Source: ASHARO AL-AWSAT / https://english.aawsat.com / By Hazem Saghieh / In 1978, Czech playwright Vaclav Havel smuggled a long text he had written, “The Power of the Powerless,” in which he discusses life and forms of civil resistance under the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia. In the text, the eventual …Read more...

Gerald Nagler, leading human rights activist since Cold War, dies at 92

Havel in the MediaGerald Nagler, leading human rights activist since Cold War, dies at 92VHLFAugust 9, 2022Source: The Washington Post / www.washingtonpost.com / By Brian Murphy / Gerald Nagler, a prominent human rights activist who made risky Cold War forays into the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to lend support to dissidents including Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov and future Czech President Vaclav Havel, died July 23 …Read more...

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