Events: December 2016
November 2016
January 2017
Tribute to Václav Havel in Prague 6 – Gala Opening
05/10/16 – 18/12/16 Exhibitions
Celebration of what would have been the 80th birthday of the first Czech president, intended not only as a tribute from the citizens of Prague 6 to their famous co-citizen but above all as an expression of respect for a person who served freedom and democracy in an extraordinary way, his literary work and his lifelong work for human rights around the world. More
Around Putin: Who’s Who in Russian Politics
December 5, 2016, 17:00
Discussion with Anvar Amirov, Ekaterina Michaylovska and Grigori Belonuchkin, colleagues of the Russian dissident and historian Vladmir Pribylovsky (1956–2016) who collect biographical information on members of the Russian elite. Their most recent book is “Around Putin: A Biographical Dictionary”. More
Band: The Background to the Operation that Produced Charter 77
December 8, 2016, 19:00
1976. Amid the harsh normalisation regime dozens of rock music fans, independent artists and members of the “unwholesome youth” are arrested. Václav Havel, Jiří Němec and other dissidents organise support in their defence. And Charter 77 is born. More
Baby Jesus with Krchovský
December 9, 2016, 19:00
Unique appearance by poet J.H. Krchovský. A poetic evening full of Christmas motifs specially put together for the Václav Havel Library. More
Debate with Respekt
December 13, 2016, 19:00
Discussion with Respekt editors and their guests on a topical issue. More information will be posted at least one week before the event at www.vaclavhavel-library.org.
Appassionata humana
December 15, 2016, 19:00
Stage show combing music and excerpts from Václav Havel’s essay A Word About Words. The programme has been prepared, and the text will be delivered, by František Derfler, an actor with the National Theatre in Brno, teacher and Charter 77 signatory. More
Understanding Havel
December 16, 2016, 17:00
Václav Havel as a playwright, dissident, politician, prisoner, president… Michael Žantovský will speak with David S. Danaher and Kieran Williams, two US Czech Studies experts who have authored new monographs on Havel. More
Poet Refugee – Refugee Poet
December 19, 2016, 19:30
Reading and debate with Adin Ljuca. More
The Surreal Heart of Putin’s Russia: Is the West Destined to Be Seduced By It
December 19, 2016, 17:00
Debate with the leading British expert on Russian propaganda and Russian-born journalist Peter Pomerantsev on his book Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia. More