Czechia and the World in the Eyes of Russians in Exile: RFE/RL Journalists’ Perspectives

Thirty-five years ago, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty moved from Munich to Prague at the invitation of President Václav Havel, with the Czech Republic symbolically taking over patronage of the Liberty Bell, the famous emblem of this journalistic entity funded by the United States Congress. The events of the last few years in Russia – the Kremlin's efforts to take over Ukraine and its hybrid war against the Western world – have reaffirmed that freedom of speech and access to uncensored information are just as important as they were during the first Cold War. Ivana Ryčlová has interviewed people who fight against the criminal Putin regime and its propaganda through their broadcasts and conscientious journalism: the Russian journalists, writers, historians, political scientists working for RFE/RL. She has gathered their testimonies in the publication Česko a svět očima Rusů v exilu. Pohled žurnalistů Rádia Svoboda (Czechia and the World through the Eyes of Russians in Exile: RFE/RL Journalists’ Perspectives). Taking part in the book’s presentation will be Jefim Fištejn, Andrey Shary and Jaroslav Šimov.