Anarchism in the Czech Republic
Portrait of František Gellner
František Gellner (19 June 1881 – disappeared September 1914) was a Czech poet, short story writer, artist and anarchist.
"Prospects"
My little darling, don't you cry!
Don't try the life to modify.
Today let's passionately meet
on our creasy creamy sheet.
Morrow, what's morrow? May one say?
Morrow in coffins we shall lay.
"The Song of a Libertine"
I won't die of taxing toil,
Won't die of poverty,
Nor will I melt in boiling oil,
I'll die of syphilis.
Jaroslav Hašek in his late years 1922
Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek
Jaroslav Hašek (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk]; 30 April 1883 – 3 January 1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Good Soldier Švejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I
and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been
translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel
in Czech literature.
Monument to Jaroslav Hašek in Lipnice nad Sázavou
Jaroslav Hašek - pomník v Lipnici nad Sázavou
Statue of Jaroslav Hašek in Žižkov, near the pubs where he wrote some of his works
Statue of Jaroslav Hašek from Karel Nepraš and Karolína Neprašová. Prague.
Signature of Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek
L. Kovář (SVG) - Own work – based on File:Jaroslav Hasek - pomnik v Lipnici nad Sazavou.jpg
L. Kovář (SVG) - Own work – based on File:Jaroslav Hasek - pomnik v Lipnici nad Sazavou.jpg
Hippolyte Havel (1871 - 1950), Czech anarchist
Hippolyte Havel (1871–1950) was a Czech-American anarchist who was known as an activist in the United States and part of the radical circle around Emma Goldman in the early 20th century. He had been imprisoned as a young man in Austria-Hungary because of his political activities, but made his way to London. There he met anarchist Emma Goldman on a lecture tour from the United States. She befriended him and he immigrated to the US.
He settled in Greenwich Village, New York, a center of radicals, artists and writers. He declared the neighborhood to be "a spiritual zone of mind". For a time he and his wife ran a restaurant in the village. He also edited radical journals. He was close friends with Emma Goldman, and also became friends with playwright Eugene O'Neill, and various others in the artistic circles.
He settled in Greenwich Village, New York, a center of radicals, artists and writers. He declared the neighborhood to be "a spiritual zone of mind". For a time he and his wife ran a restaurant in the village. He also edited radical journals. He was close friends with Emma Goldman, and also became friends with playwright Eugene O'Neill, and various others in the artistic circles.
Michael Kácha (6 January 1874 – 12 May 1940) was a Czech anarchist journalist and publisher.
František Kupka (23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957), also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka, was a Czech painter and graphic artist. He was a pioneer and co-founder of the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic Cubism (Orphism).
Kupka's abstract works arose from a base of realism, but later evolved into pure abstract art.
Jiří Mahen (12 December 1882 – 22 May 1939) was a Czech novelist, playwright and essayist.
Fráňa Šrámek, cca 1926
Memorial plaque to Fráňa Šrámek in Sobotka
plaque on Czech poet Fráňa Šrámek's native house in Sobotka
Works
Plays
Works about Šrámek
Karel Toman
Karel Toman (1877 - 1846), Český básník, novinář
Karel Toman (also known as Antonín Bernášek) (25 February 1877 in Kokovice – 12 June 1946 in Prague) was a Czech poet, remembered for his epic love poems and Romantic inspirations.
Works
Anonymous - before 1930
Náhrobek Aloise Šefla na duchcovském hřbitově
I will defend myself in court, but I still stand behind that the anarchist struggle must be based primarily on the subversive logic of direct action rather than relying on institutional instruments of the state and indirect (representatives mediated) forms of action. From what I have been saying and doing since years, it’s clear what kind of struggle I prefer. I will keep acting according to that and I want the same from the people who is in solidarity with me.
Czech Republic: A statement of anarchist Lukáš Borl captured and imprisoned
Ahoj soudruzi,
dny ve vazbě probíhají pomalu. Cítím se v pohodě, bojuji za možnost stravovat se vegansky. Uvědomuji si, že někteří jsou v mnohem horší situaci než já a mají to mnohem těžší. Myslím na to a pomáhá mi to.
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