RIP Václav Havel
RIP Václav Havel
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- GeorgesII0
When I was younger. I thought his name was Vacla Vavel..
- panacea0
Quite a historic figure in those parts. First Czech Republik president, last Czechoslovakian president. Remember, studying him in college. He basically told the Russian Communists to go fuck themselves.
- hans_glib0
not so popular in the czech republic bizarrely, as his absolute rejection of the communist authorities embarrassed a great many czechs who had cosied up to the commies when they were in power.
- hmmmm, does that make him a hero to the masses or hated by those few though?panacea
- apparently (and shockingly) it wasn't just a few - but many.hans_glib
- who knows - i read it in the paper - it's probably all lieshans_glib
- probably depends on who you ask.... and what stake they had in the old system....vaxorcist