Events: October 2015
September 2015
November 2015
Case Oleg Sentsov
October 1, 2015, 19:00
The Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, a critic of the Russian occupation of Crimea, was this August sentenced to 20 years in prison for alleged terrorism by a Russian military court. More
Tsering Woeser – Notes on Tibet
October 6, 2015, 19:00
An evening dedicated to the Tibetan poet, essayist and activist Tsering Woeser, one of the most distinctive contemporary voices commenting on and documenting current events in Tibet. More
Russian Civic Society in Silent Defiance
October 7, 2015, 17:00
What are the perspectives for the development of civic society in today’s Russia? And what role can be played by NGOs, which have come under pressure from the Putin regime in recent years? These and other topical questions relating to today’s Russia will be discussed at the Václav Havel Library by the director of the Boris Yeltsin Foundation, Alexander Drozdov, former Czech ambassador to Moscow Petr Kolář, and Russian Studies expert Jan Machonin. Translation: Karina Vartanian.
Disturbing the Peace
October 8, 2015, 19:00
Václav Havel’s Dálkový Výslech (Disturbing the Peace) was the former president’s most distinctive and successful book. More
Censorship as a Weapon of a Government: Fighting Whom and What For?
October 12, 2015, 19:00
Censorship in the USSR, Czechoslovakia and in today’s Russia: Is there a difference? What is the peril of censorship for an artist? Strategies for resisting censorship in the USSR, Central European countries and in today’s Russia. More
Two Solidarities – Riding the Mare of History and The Fortress
October 13, 2015, 19:00
From the history of the Polish anti-communist resistance. The Polish opposition in the 1980s took various forms. The most important movement was the independent trade union Solidarity, which the historian Karol Modzelewski wrote about in his memoir Riding the Mare of History. More
Via Hrabal
October 14, 2015, 19:00
A multimedia presentation prepared by the Serpens association in connection with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bohumil Hrabal. More
Debate with Respekt: Walls are being built in Europe once again
October 15, 2015, 19:00
Will the current crisis lead to the collapse of a unified Europe? Chaired by Tomáš Sacher. Discussion: Helena Illnerová, Luděk Niedermayer, Maciej Ruczaj a Michael Žantovský.
Yurii Andrukhovych – And does Ukraine belong to Europe?
October 19, 2015, 19:00
The world-renowned post-modern performer, poet, novelist and prankster from Stanislav will read excerpts from his books published in Czech: Recreations, My Europe and The Moscoviad. After the reading there will be a discussion with Yurii Andrukhovych hosted by Alexej Sevruk.
Daňa Horáková: Pavel Juráček’s German Years
October 20, 2015, 19:00
A meeting with Daňa Horáková, Charter 77 signatory, German-language journalist, one-time Hamburg minister of culture (2002–2004) and wife (1979–1985) of film director Pavel Juráček, chaired by Pavel Hájek, editor of a book edition of Dílo Pavla Juráčka (The Works of Pavel Juráček). More
Vít Kremlička and his Amerycan Yndians
October 21, 2015, 19:00
Presentation of a short-story collection by Vít Kremlička, a writer involved with Revolver Revue, entitled Amazonské Medy (Amazonian Honeys) and subtitled Vyprávění amerykánských Yndů (Storytelling of the Amerycan Yndians). The product of Kremlička’s fantastical imagination, it is also a direct reference to the myths of natural peoples. More
Ylljet Aliçka – We Think, Work and Live Like Revolutionaries!
October 22, 2015, 19:00
Reading by the Albanian novelist. Aliçka’s short stories reveal the everyday reality of life in Albania in the period of communism and after its collapse. More
Eugen Liška – A Half-forgotten Writer Remembered
October 26, 2015, 19:00
Presentation of the novel by Milovaní (Loving/The Loved) by the half-forgotten writer Eugen Liška, a lone wolf who in part thanks to his friendship with Jakub Deml and Jan Čep is an integral part of Czech Catholic prose of the last century. The book, which is just being issued by publishers Cherm, will be presented by editors Jan Šulc and Anna Lišková.
Olga Stankovičová – A Fairytale from a Tomb Founder
October 27, 2015, 19:00
Presentation of the first publication of a fairytale story by Olga Stankovičová, a close friend and later colleague of Olga Havlová, the manuscript of which was discovered following the author’s death in 2011. More
The Phenomenon of Transformation and What Existed Before and After 1989
October 29, 2015, 18:00
The Institute for the Care of the Cultural and Intellectual Heritage has brought together approximately 270 dialogues with figures from science, politics, the academic world and the media relating to modern Czech history post-1989. Confirmed participants: Monika Pajerová, Roman Joch, Petr Havlík, Mons. Vladimír Hronek, Štěpán Wolde, Karel Kříž and Michael Žantovský. Chaired by Martin Soldát. More