The Killing of a Communist Functionary
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 22, 2018, 19:00 – 21:00
A discussion focused on the book Smrt bez spravedlnosti (Death Without Justice) in which we will attempt to answer the question of whether the murder of the Communist functionary Anna Kvašová, committed in January 1952, was pre-meditated or a spur-of-the-moment excess on the part of the culprit, and whether it actually sped up collectivisation in the Kutná Hora area, as was commonly claimed.
Alongside the author Martin Tichý, the debate will also feature journalist and writer Aleš Palán, who addressed Anna Kvašová’s story in his novel Ratajský les (Ratajský Forest).
Organised by the Václav Havel Library in cooperation with the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes.