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For a long time, I primarily observed, described, and perhaps commented a bit ironically on public affairs. "Today I have come to the conviction that it is time to take responsibility. I consider the Senate a place where it makes sense to defend the rules, institutions, and values on which a democratic state stands," said the publisher and writer Jiří Padevět earlier. #SenátníVolby #PodporaUkrajiny #Čižinský (translated)

The article focuses on the fate of Czech writer Jiří Weil, whose testimony about totalitarian practices and efforts to preserve freedom of speech are highlighted in the context of his literary work and current events related to the Frankfurt Book Fair. #JiříWeil #Frankfurtskýknižníveletrh #svobodavslově (translated)

"When I was not accepted as a train driver because I have glasses, I studied history and German studies. Against my will, I became the first academic in my family and then a writer," Rudiš laughs, who earns applause from the audience after just a few minutes. #Česko #ČeskáLiteratura #VáclavHavel (translated)

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the writer Jáchym Topol presented Václav Havel's book "I Have Hidden It Somewhere," which describes the events surrounding Charter 77, thus arousing enthusiasm and applause from the audience, while Radka Denemarková criticized the Minister of Culture, adding another dimension to the entire event. #Česko #ČeskáLiteratura #VáclavHavel (translated)

Czech writer Radka Denemarková, in her speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, warned against the growing authoritarian tendencies in Europe, which sparked a tumultuous response and mixed reactions, including criticism from the Minister of Culture. #RadkaDenemarková #Kultura #Evropa (translated)

Jana "Dezinfo" labeled Rony as an agent and wrote that he complained that the writer Denemarková dishonored Olda, whom she labeled as an agent of the StB. According to Jana, Rony described her behavior as unreasonable, evil, and cowardly. She added that Kuba Ryba explained to Rony who he considers a coward. https://t.co/hFT4i8T79j #českápolitika #historie #literatura (translated)

Some of her observations, sentences, and words are so precise that you have the feeling that you suddenly put on glasses and see the world for the first time as it should be," said writer Marek Torčík, who edited the Czech translation, to Seznam Zprávy. #AnneCarson #NobelovaCena #světováPoezie (translated)

Jeffrey Archer, a British writer and former politician, died at the age of 86 after a surprising death just a day after discussing his new book, with his life story, full of ups and downs, scandals, and literary success, often considered fascinating and comparable to his fictional narratives. #JeffreyArcher #literatura #nekrolog (translated)

For example, when the minister spoke about the situation of writers during communism, someone in the hall shouted at him, "You were a snitch for the StB," wrote publisher and former politician Ivan Pilip on social media platform X. #Kultura #FrankfurtskýVeletrh #ČeskáLiteratura (translated)

The Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř responded to criticism regarding his past collaboration with the Communist State Security by asking how many books had been banned from the writer Petra Denemarková, and expressed disappointment over the audience's reaction during his speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where he was interrupted by booing and hissing. #Kultura #FrankfurtskýVeletrh #ČeskáLiteratura (translated)

František Kotleta wrote that literature, which he believes has long been ignored by public debate, has come to the center of cultural wars because of Frankfurt. He described it as pleasant that it is being discussed, but at the same time rejected the assertion that writers live off subsidies. He stated that most of them do not receive any and those who do cannot survive even two months on them. #literatura #kultura #debata (translated)

The author of the post ironically labeled as "wonderful" the definition of freedom of speech, according to which it lies in the defense of truthful words and documented facts, not in cultivating lies. He wrote that he had previously understood freedom of speech as the right to question "truths" and "facts," and noted that writers know how to write. (translated)

At the opening of the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair, writer Radka Denemarková sharply criticized the Czech Minister of Culture Ota Klempíř and the current state of Czech politics, calling for a fight against populism and support for democracy through literature. #literatura #kultura #FrankfurtskýVeletrh (translated)

Oto Klempíř faced sharp criticism from the Czech audience in Frankfurt, which reacted to his mentions of the oppression of literature before 1989 with shouts of accusations of collaboration with the StB, while writer Radka Denemarková appealed to the power of words in the context of contemporary Czech politics. #FrankfurtskýKnižníVeletrh #ČeskáLiteratura #Politika (translated)

Petros Michopulos from Kecy&Politika described Radka Denemarková as his friend and, in his opinion, the most significant contemporary Czech writer. He wrote that Czech literature may not have had an author with such international reach for a hundred years, and expressed hope that she would win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He added that he published her speech in Frankfurt in the thread. #literatura #ČeskáSpisovatelka #NobelovaCena (translated)

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Czech writer Radka Denemarková sharply criticized the ministers of culture for their influence on Czech culture, which elicited a stormy ovation from the audience and contrasted with the unpopular speeches of government representatives. #Literatura #Kultura #Demokracie (translated)

Oliver Adámek wrote that Budapest's mayor Gergely Karácsony recalled Václav Havel yesterday. According to Adámek, his text demonstrated how Havel transcended borders and how he is spoken of in Hungary. In the text, Karácsony mentioned that Havel would have turned 90 years old and that without him, the democratic transformation of Central Europe would have been unimaginable. His essay from the late 1970s on "the power of the powerless" inspired regime opponents in Hungary and Poland and remains a significant legacy. He added that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced it this January when calling for cooperation among democratic middle-sized countries. Karácsony described Havel as a defender of human rights, Visegrad cooperation, and European unity. According to him, Havel understood Europe as a lasting intellectual, moral, and political task that each generation must revisit. #VáclavHavel #LidskáPráva #Demokracie (translated)

Martin Bartkovský stated that after sharing a statement from 40 editors-in-chief, he criticized the journalistic community for failing to unanimously agree on a rejection of violence and equal access to information sharing. He added that he generally expressed his personal opinion about those who repeatedly did not stand up for their colleagues. Subsequently, according to him, he received a number of insults and comparisons to communists. He emphasized that by not signing the statement, in his view, no harm was caused to anyone nor will it be. He stated that he did not plan to fire, kill, or hang anyone and did not prepare lists of inconvenient people. He thanked the remaining 39 editors-in-chief for supporting their colleagues across the field and apologized to them that the discussion had shifted in a different direction due to his contribution. He responded to criticism with several other apologies, including to podcast entrepreneurs, a former colleague, a Czech writer, and a former MEP. Regarding the former colleague, he recalled that for the last 10 years, the status of journalism had been labeled bad, despite the fact that they worked for the same media for six years, which the colleague led. He also mentioned that he apologized for his surname starting with the letter B, which he had for 37 years, and for the reference to Chinese spies. He also apologized to the media Euro, Info, Zdopravy, Okraj, and Chiptron, which he said were not invited to the statement, despite discussions about its wording lasting a month. He offered to connect anyone interested in adding their signature with the organizers, among whom he claimed he did not belong. In a note, he stated that he deleted the original post because he confused two writers and mistook a father for a son in connection with the anti-chart. He apologized for the error, yet called the comparison to the anti-chart inappropriate, stating that parallels with the communist past, in his view, did not help anything. #žurnalistika #svobodaSlova #politika (translated)

Martin Bartkovský stated that when he shared the statement from forty editors-in-chief, he did not expect the reaction it would provoke. He criticized that the journalistic community he addressed, according to him, was unable to unanimously agree even on rejecting violence in their relationship with politicians and on equal access to sharing information. He added that he expressed his personal judgment about those who repeatedly refused to stand up for their colleagues in an indirect manner. For that, he claimed to have received a number of insults and comparisons to communists; one of the people who signed the Anticharta wrote to him that he had never seen anything more disgusting. Bartkovský clarified that not signing the statement did not harm anyone and would not harm anyone, and he rejected the idea that he wanted to dismiss, threaten, or create lists of uncomfortable people. He thanked the remaining 39 editors-in-chief for their support for colleagues from the entire field and apologized to them for the discussion veering in a different direction due to his contribution. He then made a series of apologies that he delivered ironically: among other things, to podcast entrepreneurs for reminding him of something other than Chinese communism, to a former colleague for criticizing journalism at a time when they both worked in the same media for six years, and to a Czech writer for reminding him of his signature on the Anticharta. He also apologized to those who labeled him a "svazák" (a term for a member of the youth organization during the communist regime) and to a former Member of the European Parliament regarding his judgment about Bartkovský's character. He added that he also apologizes to the media outlets Euro, Info, Zdopravy, Okraj, and Chiptron, which, according to him, were not addressed, even though the text had been discussed for a month. He offered to connect interested parties with the organizers of the statement so that they could join him. #žurnalistika #komunikace #mediálníetiketa (translated)