Recollections of Natalya Gorbanevskaya
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: November 29, 2018, 20:00 – 22:00
In this country she is best-known as one of the eight brave people who protested against the occupation of Czechoslovakia on Red Square on 25 August 1968. Thanks to the fragments of her poetry translated to date the Czech public also know a few of her poems.
Five years have passed since the death of Natalya Gorbanevskaya. This evening is dedicated to her and to all who wish to remember her together. We will remember her as a poet, with her poetry to be read in both the original and Czech translations, but also as a journalist and translator.
We will recall how she was during her last few visits to Prague in the 2016 documentary Natalya Gorbanevskaya: “I’m Not a Hero” by Ksenia and Kirill Sacharnov. The film will be introduced by Ksenia Sacharnov, who will also share recollections of her encounters with its subject.