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The Power of the Powerless (Czech: Moc bezmocných) is an expansive political essay written in October 1978 by the Czech dramatist, political dissident, and later statesman, Václav Havel.
- Václav Havel
- 1985
Dec 23, 2011 · Václav Havel: The Power of the Powerless. To the memory of Jan Patocka. "The Power of the Powerless" (October 1978) was originally written ("quickly," Havel said later) as a discussion piece for a projected joint Polish Czechoslovak volume of essays on the subject of freedom and power.
Apr 28, 2022 · Read the original text of "The Power of the Powerless", a seminal work by the Czech playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel. Learn how his ideas influenced the anti-communist movements in Eastern Europe and beyond.
Aug 21, 2020 · A 1978 meditation on political dissent under Communist rule, written by the future Czech president and Nobel laureate. The essay explores the rituals of suppression and the sparks that re-ignite resistance, using the example of a greengrocer's placard.
Written in 1978, Václav Havel’s meditation on political dissent – the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it – would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union.
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- Václav Havel
Havel, a Czech playwright and dissident, analyzes the nature of power and resistance in the Soviet bloc. He argues that the system is based on a totalitarian ideology that alienates people from their own conscience and reason, and that dissent is a natural and inevitable consequence of this system.
Sep 27, 2018 · A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel’s diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra.
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