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Pavel Edges Babis in First Round of Czech Presidential Vote

NewsPavel Edges Babis in First Round of Czech Presidential VoteVHLFJanuary 15, 2023Source: U.S. News / www.usnews.com / By Associated Press / PRAGUE (AP) — Retired army Gen. Petr Pavel narrowly defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the first round of the Czech presidential election to set up a runoff vote between the political newcomer and the former prime minister. Pavel and …Read more...

The National Security Archive salutes the distinguished Czech scholar, partner and inspiration for the Archive, on his 90th birthday: “Na zdraví!”

Havel in the MediaThe National Security Archive salutes the distinguished Czech scholar, partner and inspiration for the Archive, on his 90th birthday: “Na zdraví!”VHLFJanuary 11, 2023Source: National Security Archive / https://nsarchive.gwu.edu / By Tom Blanton and Malcolm Byrne / Washington, D.C., January 9, 2023 – The National Security Archive today celebrates the 90th birthday of our longtime scholarly partner and moral inspiration, Vilém Prečan, with this Web publication using new mobile-friendly software for four electronic …Read more...

Putting Ideas Behind Bars: Here’s Why It Doesn’t Work

Havel in the MediaPutting Ideas Behind Bars: Here’s Why It Doesn’t WorkVHLFJanuary 6, 2023Source: Political Violance at a glance / https://politicalviolanceataglance.org / By Christoph Dworschak and Christoph V. Steinert / We tried to bury them—we didn’t know they were seeds —Dinos Christianopoulos, 1978 On September 13, Iranian police arrested Mahsa Amini in Tehran for alleged dress code violations. The young woman died three …Read more...

Death of Meta-Narratives and Postmodern Era

Havel in the MediaDeath of Meta-Narratives and Postmodern EraVHLFJanuary 6, 2023Source: The Nation / www.nation.com / By Muhammad Ali / 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes’s probably had never envisaged, in his wildest dreams, that his famous dictum ‘cogito, ergo sum’ (“I think, therefore I am”) would be completely rejected by the Generation Z, Y and A, especially during the postmodern …Read more...

A City Where Socrates Need Not Die

Havel in the MediaA City Where Socrates Need Not DieVHLFJanuary 6, 2023Source: The American Conservative / www.theamericanconservative.com / By Colin D. Pearce / Jan Patocka (1907-1977) was the philosophical godfather of the Czechoslovakian “Charter 77” movement and the corresponding politics of the famous dissident playwright and later president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel (1936-2011). In a Times column, Roger Scruton …Read more...

Michael Walker: Have a great final but let’s not forget how Fifa landed us here

Havel in the MediaMichael Walker: Have a great final but let’s not forget how Fifa landed us hereVHLFDecember 17, 2022Source: The Irish Times / https://www.irishtimes.com / By Michael Walker / Sunday night in Doha and the anticipation will be mighty. The World Cup holders, France, against the legend that is Argentina. Kylian Mbappé versus Lionel Messi, colour in the packed stands and a potential classic on the pitch. Watching …Read more...

The Student Mini-Drama Contest is back!

AwardsThe Student Mini-Drama Contest is back!VHLFDecember 10, 2022In 2023, The Václav Havel Library Foundation will continue with our Student Mini-Drama Contest, announcing the program both for Czech and American students. Two American students will travel to the Czech Republic and two Czech students will visit the universities in the United States. Continuing in the same style as …Read more...

TV review: Simon Schama on the power of the arts to challenge autocracy

Havel in the MediaTV review: Simon Schama on the power of the arts to challenge autocracyVHLFDecember 4, 2022Source: The Irish News / https://irishnews.com / By Billy Foley / Simon Schama: History of Now, BBC 2 and iPlayer Simon Schama’s cri de coeur on the power of the arts to challenge autocracy feels significant. It’s clear that the celebrated historian fears there is a danger that the Russian …Read more...

Fedir Kis and Zuzana Sklibova are winners of the annual contest for the best mini-drama

AwardsFedir Kis and Zuzana Sklibova are winners of the annual contest for the best mini-dramaVHLFNovember 10, 2022The Havel Foundation in partnership with the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague announce that Fedir Kis and Zuzana Sklibova are winners of the annual contest for the best mini-drama. The theme of the 2022 contest was the phenomenon of “leaving”, inspired by Vaclav Havel’s play …Read more...

Writer Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz, Who Connected Czech Dissidents With The West, Dies Aged 95

NewsWriter Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz, Who Connected Czech Dissidents With The West, Dies Aged 95VHLFNovember 9, 2022Source: BRNO Daily / https://brnodaily.com / By Czech News Agency / Prague, Nov 7 (CTK) – Writer and translator Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz, who helped connect dissidents in Czechoslovakia with the West, died at the age of 95 in Vancouver on Sunday. The news was announced yesterday by Kristyna Bardova of the …Read more...

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