Czechia marks 5 October, 90 years since the birth of Václav Havel, playwright, dissident, politician and first president of the Czech Republic. Havel was born in 1936 in Prague and died in 2011. The anniversary is being marked with commemorative events, debates and cultural programmes in several cities. ct24.ceskatelevize.cz ↗
Prague has prepared exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, theatre programmes and public gatherings. The Senate will honour Havel's memory with the solemn unveiling of a commemorative plaque. Another plaque will commemorate the house in Prague's Dejvice district where Havel lived in the 1970s. His personality will also be recalled through artistic projections and other works in public spaces. irozhlas.cz ↗
Cultural institutions across the country have included Havel's plays, radio recordings, documentary films and exhibitions in their programmes. Walks are also being prepared past sites connected with his life and public work. The organisers want to recall not only his presidential period, but also his writing and his activity in the dissident movement. denik.cz ↗
The anniversary also raises the question of how Havel's legacy resonates in contemporary society. His reflections on civic responsibility, freedom and politics have become the subject of debates about whether they retain their significance in today's world. Commemorative events will continue through October. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Czechia marks 90 years since the birth of Václav Havel
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Praha oslavuje Havla. Výročí prezidentova narození uctí Senát, divadla i umění ve veřejném prostoru
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| 14:12 04.10.
Pred 90 rokmi sa narodil Václav Havel, prezident ČSSR, ČSFR a ČR
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| 05:35 05.10.
Posledný československý prezident Václav Havel by oslávil 90 rokov. Jeho nástup do úradu sprevádzal historický paradox
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| 10:23 05.10.
Havel by oslavil devadesátiny. Překonal ho čas, nebo pořád dokáže oslovit?
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| 05:59 05.10.
Česko si připomíná 90 let od narození Václava Havla
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| 04:28 05.10.
Výstavy, setkání, videomapping. Havlovy devadesátiny připomínají desítky akcí
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| 13:09 02.10.
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