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„Say No to the Devil“Svatopluk Karasek, who was born in Prague in 1942, was a Protestant pastor before he joined the wild Underground movement in the early 1970s and started to preach rock. He was forbidden to practice his profession, imprisoned and subsequently he emigrated to Switzerland. He has lived again in Prague for some time now and since 2004 has been the human rights commissioner of the Czech government. An interview with a wanderer between different worlds.» read
Visit to Prague’s Libri ProhibitiAbout fifteen years ago in the former Czechoslovakia the era of the Samizdat became history. Until 1989, in most of communist Europe the writing, printing and distribution of literature had been suppressed or outright banned by censors.literature / philosophy | Prague | by William Hollister | 2005-02
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"Is there anyone here who, like, knows about music, say someone from the independent scene?"For five years now the Prague and New York-based culture organisation, Tamizdat has been making a name for itself as a kind of central switchboard for labels, bands and distributors from the so-called Eastern European reform countries. What started off in 1999 as a non-profit making project has turned out to be so eminently suitable for development that one or two investors could potentially make a small fortune out of it.» readThe Prague Spring FestivalIn its 59th year the Prague Spring Festival celebrates masterpieces of Leoš Janáček and Antonín Dvořák with national and international luminaries. Prague remembers its place as one of the true Central European capitals and honours the beginning of a new epoch.» readThe Prague Spring FestivalIn its 59th year the Prague Spring Festival celebrates masterpieces of Leoš Janáček and Antonín Dvořák with national and international luminaries. Prague remembers its place as one of the true Central European capitals and honours the beginning of a new epoch.» read |
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