50 years since Havel’s “Dear Dr. Husák”: How Czech archive keeps memory of Communism alive in 21st century

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Fifty years have passed since Václav Havel wrote his open letter to Gustáv Husák, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, titled “Dear Dr. Husák.” But is the document merely a relic of the past, or does it still hold significance in understanding the former totalitarian regime and the value of democracy today?

The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Archive of the Security Services hold approximately 21 kilometers of archival materials, managing 755 archival collections.

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík