Jan Drábek on Václav Havel and Vladimír Krajina
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 9, 2016, 19:00 – 21:00
The diplomat and author Jan Drábek will present his recollections of Václav Havel, with whom he became friends in early childhood. The two later studied together and their lives intersected in the US in the 1960s, during the Soviet invasion and later at Prague Castle and in diplomacy…
Jan Drábek will introduce his book Dva životy Vladimíra Krajiny (The Two Lives of Vladimír Krajina), the story of a teacher and politician who was one of the most important figures in the domestic resistance during the Protectorate era.
Along with the author, Jaroslav Čvančara, Martina Fialková and publisher Michal Moravec will discuss exceptional figures in recent Czech history.
Vratislav Ebr will host the evening.