People of 1989
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: March 23, 2020, 19:00 – 21:00
The book Lidé roku 1989 (People of 1989) (Universum, 2019) presents the life stories of over 30 actors in the Velvet Revolution. Portraits of major figures in Czech and Slovak history, such as Václav Havel, Cardinal František Tomášek, Gustáv Husák, Jiří Dienstbier and Alexandr Dubček, are complemented by profiles of student leaders, senior figures in the Communist regime and its security forces and artists, as well as individuals who departed from public life soon after the events of 1989.
Our guests will discuss the women of the Velvet Revolution, the clash of perspectives in the relationship between historians and eye-witnesses and the pitfalls of presenting historical work in the media. Confirmed participants are historian and journalist Petr Zídek and historian Jan Adamec, the book’s authors, and the writer, lyricist, poet and producer and Michal Horáček.