Cover Osteuropa English Articles/2015

In Web Special

Vaclav Havel's contested legacy

Stefan Auer

Full text file (PDF, 68 kB)

Abstract

From pacifist to cheerleader for US foreign policy, from dissident thinker to purveyor of "political kitsch", Vaclav Havel was a figure that divided opinion. Nevertheless, right up to his death, Havel continued to pursue a consistent ideal, writes Stefan Auer.

(Web Special, pp. 1–6)

Full text file (PDF, 68 kB)