Václav Havel was a Czech statesman,author,poet,playwright,and dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992,prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December,before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature,he is known for his plays,essays and memoirs.
The Czechs,or the Czech people,are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe,who share a common ancestry,culture,history,and the Czech language.
NejvětšíČech is the Czech spin-off of the BBC Greatest Britons show;a television poll of the populace to name the greatest Czech in history. The series was broadcast by the national public-service broadcaster,Czech Television. The presenter of the programme was Marek Eben,who was also nominated to be in the Top 100;however,since he was presenting the show he was not eligible to be included in the final list.
JiříBartoška is a Czech theatre,television,and film actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His most notable film roles include performances in Sekal Has to Die (1998),All My Loved Ones (1999),and Tiger Theory (2016),as well as the television series Sanitka (1984) and Neviditelní (2014).
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 death in 2001 of its founder,main composer,and bassist,Milan Hlavsa. Up to 2023,they had released nine studio albums and over a dozen live albums.
Rock 'n' Roll is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre,London,in 2006.
Karel Schwarzenberg was a Czech politician,diplomat and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2009 and then again between 2010 and 2013. Schwarzenberg was leader and co-founder of the TOP 09 party and its candidate for president of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 2010 to 2021 and in the Senate from 2004 until 2010.
Prague 6,officially known as the Municipal District of Prague 6,is the largest district in Prague. Located in the northwest,it covers 41.54 km2 and had a population of 100,600 as of 31 December 2008.
The Memorial to the victims of Communism is a series of statues in Prague commemorating the victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989. It is located at the base of Petřín hill,Újezd street in the MaláStrana or the Lesser Town area.
Michal Pavlíček is a Czech guitarist,musical composer,singer,lyricist,and producer. He is considered to be an accomplished guitarist and holds numerous awards.
Luděk Sekyra is a Czech entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the owner of the Sekyra Group,which has operated on the Czech real estate market since 1996 and focuses on the residential and commercial sectors. Cyprus-based companies controlled by Sekyra have stakes in several major real estate development projects in Prague including Smíchov City,Rohan City,and Žižkov City. Luděk Sekyra is the founder and chairman of the board of the Sekyra Foundation.
Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of Prague. 52% of the district is in Prague 7,but most of the built-up area is in Prague 6. Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč,and the district also covers Stromovka park and a convention centre Výstaviště. The name Bubenečis masculine,although Czech grammar rules also allow its use as a feminine.
Jan Novák is a Czech-American writer,screenwriter and playwright. He writes in both Czech and English,occasionally translating his work. He has received awards in both the United States and the Czech Republic. He has worked closely with such figures as Václav Havel and MilošForman.
STUHA was an alternative,independent student movement in the final phase of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. It was formed by Prague students in the early autumn of 1989. The movement was the catalyst that mobilized the university students,culminating in the demonstration and march at Albertov,and then on to the city centre,on 17 November 1989,launching the Velvet Revolution.
Vinohrady Cemetery is a large cemetery in Vinohrady in Prague 10 which contains Strašnice Crematorium. It is the second largest cemetery in Prague and is registered in the state list of cultural monuments. The remains of two Czech presidents are in this cemetery.
Havel's Place is a public art project,which creates a series of memorial places dedicated to the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic,Václav Havel. The installation consists of two garden chairs around a round table,usually with a tree going through its middle. The rim of the table has the Havel Quote 'truth and love shall prevail over lies and hatred' inscribed along its rim.
Barbora Hrzánová is a Czech actress and musician. She won the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress in 1994 for her role in the play The Seagull at the Theatre on the Balustrade in Prague. At the 2003 Thalia Awards,she won Best Actress in a Play for her role in HrdýBudžes at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre in Příbram. She is married to actor Radek Holub,with whom she often performs on stage.
The statue of Ivan Konev was a monument to Soviet general Ivan Konev that was erected in Prague in 1980. In the late 2010s,it became a subject of controversy within Czech Republic–Russia relations,resulting in its removal in 2020.
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 23 and 24 September 2022 alongside municipal elections. The election were won by the Spolu alliance consisting of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS),KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 which won 20 seats. The ODS was the most successful party,winning eight seats.
Ondřej Kolář is a Czech politician and lawyer who has been a member of the European Parliament since July 2024,representing TOP 09. He was previous a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 2021 to 2024,and mayor of the Prague 6 district from 2014 until 2022.
