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The Memorandum is the common name in English for the 1965 play Vyrozumění, by Czech playwright Václav Havel. The first English translation, by Vera Blackwell in 1967, used this title. In 2006, Canadian translator Paul Wilson published a new translation, titled The Memo at Havel's request. [1]
Ivan Miloš Havel (11 October 1938 – 25 April 2021) was a Czech scientist and philosopher. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was the brother of President Václav Havel, with whom ...
Václav Havel ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːt͡slav ˈɦavɛl] ( listen); 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) wis a Czech playwricht, essayist, poet, dissident an politeecian. Havel wis the nint [2] an last preses o Czechoslovakie (1989–1992) an the first preses o the Czech Republic (1993–2003). He wrote mair nor 20 plays an numerous non ...
Prague Václav Havel Airport → Václav Havel Airport Prague – On October 5th, 2012, Prague/Ruzyně civil international airport was renamed “Václav Havel Airport Prague”, as approved by the Government of the Czech Republic last March. In May 2012, the official versions of the new airport name were published.
Dec 18, 2011 · Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, dies at the age of 75.
The Plastic People of the Universe ( PPU) is a Czech rock band from Prague. They are considered the foremost representatives of Prague's underground culture (1968–1989), which defied Czechoslovakia's Communist regime. Members of the band often suffered serious repercussions, including arrests and prosecution, because of their non-conformist ideals. The group continues to perform, despite the ...
Independent. Elected President. Václav Havel. Independent. Indirect presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic on 20 January 1998 to elect a new President. The Parliament re-elected incumbent President Václav Havel in the second round. The arrest of an opposition candidate, Miroslav Sládek, was criticised by Havel's opponents.
