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STUDENT'S E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
Faculty of Social Science of Charles University
Smetanovo nabr. 6
110 01 Prague 1
Czech Republic
e-mail: CAROLINA@cuni.cz
tel: (+42 2) 24810804, ext. 252, fax: (+42 2) 24810987
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C A R O L I N A No 192, Friday, March 1, 1996.
FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (February 21-28)
Vaclav Klaus in Ireland
Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus visited Ireland February 22 and
23. During his official visit, Klaus spoke with Prime Minister John
Bruton about Ireland's position on expanding the EU, the introduction of
a single currency and other European integration issues. They also
discussed mutual trade exchanges.
Klaus was received by Irish President Mary Robinson February 23. He
then flew in the evening to London, where he received the honorary title
of Doctor of Science at Buckingham University.
According to Bruton, the Irish Republic "welcomes and definitely
supports" the Czech Republic's application to the European Union, which
was submitted in January. Klaus said that the associated countries,
including the Czech Republic, would be invited to the December summit in
Dublin.
Following the meeting with Robinson, Klaus said "the Czech Republic
is visible in Ireland, and that's good." An example of contact between
the two countries is Czech President Vaclav Havel's planned visit to
Ireland in June. From June, Ireland will chair the EU.
Jaromir Vicari/Andrea Snyder
Dean of Second Medical Faculty Protests Story in Denni Telegraf
The Czech daily Denni telegraf published a story February 26 saying
Dr. David Rath disagrees with the Second Medical Faculty (2 LF) dean's
recommendation that lecturers should not run for office in parliamentary
elections, and should completely refrain from engaging in politics. Rath
is the electoral leader of the Free Democrats-Liberal Socialist National
Party (SN-LSNS) and the Chairman of the Physician's Union Club. Denni
telegraph wrote "Should the faculty management insist on the the
aforementioned recommendation, Rath has said that he will turn to the
court."
Dean Dr. Miroslav Koutecky has said completely false information
was used for the story. Koutecky merely made a written recommendation in
the faculty newsletter, the Faculty Circulator edition 5, from February
13. He addressed lecturers at 2 LF's clinics, institutions and
workplaces, requesting that academic ground not become an environment
for political battles and and pre-election duels, in the spirit of
impartiality.
Rath also called the article in the Denni telegraph inexact and
misleading. The dean's office press announcement reads "Dr. Rath fully
respects the wording of the University Law. He is not aware that 2 LF
Dean Dr. Koutecky might be infringing on the after-work activities of
the faculty's employees. Professor Koutecky never expressed disagreement
to Dr. Rath about his position in the SD-LSNS candidacy."
In a telephone interview with Carolina, Denni telegraf journalist
Martina Sramkova said that she obtained the information directly from
Dr. Rath. "Rath himself called my attention to the recommendation, which
was supposedly merely oral. I consider the press announcement that
followed to be a lie. Unfortunately, I don't have the interview on tape,
I have never had similar problems with Dr. Rath," said Sramkova. She
said that the paper is not considering a correction.
Marketa Skodova/Andrea Snyder
Young Communists against Joining European Union and NATO
On February 24, the eve of the anniversary of the impatient coup by
the duly-elected-but-not-yet-inaugurated communists in 1948, the
Communist Youth Union (KSM) organized a demonstration against Czech
membership in the European Union and NATO. The demonstration, which took
place on Prague's Old Town Square, included about 200 members of the KSM
and its sympathizers. KSM Chairman Josef Gottwald demanded entrance to
the EU and NATO be decided in a referendum.
Czech and Moravian Communist Party Parliamentary deputy Vaclav
Exner came to support the young communists. "They have said to us,"
declared Exner, "that our army is led from Moscow. Why do they now want
our army to be directed from Belgium, Bonn or from Washington?"
The demonstration was observed by about 180 anti-communists,
convinced of the event's illegality. Verbal and then physical conflicts
broke out between the two groups, though police intervention prevented
any injuries. A procession of demonstrators began marching to Wenceslaus
Square, but the anti-communists confronted them again on Na Prikope
street. Police again blocked any outright conflict, but the young
communists did not make it to the square. They instead sang communist
Czechoslovakia's national anthem and the Internationale communist anthem
and concluded the event.
One reaction to Saturday's demonstration was the challenge of
Artforum - Jazz Section to Interior Minister and former dissident Jan
Ruml: to force his subordinates to accept responsibility, because it is
their fault that demonstrations promoting Communism take place. The
challenge was issued by Artforum representative Karel Masita February
25 to the Czech press agency CTK.
Alice Ticha/Jitka Motejzikova
Interior Ministry to Issue Ban on Political Parties?
Interior Minister Jan Ruml will soon submit a proposal to break up
the Czechoslovak Communist Party (SCK) either to the Supreme Court or
the government. The chairman of the SCK is the well-known pre-November
functionary Miroslav Stepan.
It is for differences between the officially registered program of
the party and true party goals, that this step has been taken. Ruml uses
the example of a recent SCK meeting, where they assumed the program of
the pre-revolution Communist party. Ruml maintains this threatens the
safety of the populace and the state, and at the same time allows for
restriction of the party's activities. The Ministry respects the fact
that the party can only be restricted only on the basis of the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights and Freedoms, if it is necessary for
the country.
Petr Mrzena/Andrea Snyder
Czech-Moravian Union of the Center Cleaned Out
Not only electronic appliances, but also complete voting
documentation was stolen from the secretariat of the Czech-Moravian
Union of the Center (CMUS) during the weekend of February 24-5.
Investigation showed force had not been used, meaning the thief was
probably familiar with the office. CMUS Chairman Jan Jegla says that the
motive was a political one.
This is not an isolated incident in the Czech Republic's
pre-election period. The opposition Social Democrats and ruling Civic
Democratic Party (ODS) have also had similar experiences, and probably
not just due to financial wealth.
Natasa Hajkova/Andrea Snyder
People Not Satisfied with Behaviour of Political Parties
Only 5 per cent of the population is satisfied with the behaviour
of political parties before May's parliamentary elections, according to
a study done by the Institute for Public Opinion Research. However, 39
per cent of respondents object to the pre-election behavior of only some
parties, though 27 per cent of the population is not satisfied with
party behavior in general, and 11 per cent of voters are disgusted by
the pre-election scene. The remaining 18 per cent does not take an
interest in the situation. In comparison with June 1992, the number of
people satisfied with politics decreased by 7 per cent and the number of
dissatisfied increased by 9 per cent.
Maria Tripolitti/Petra Sevcikova
State to Cover Majority of Bankrupt Insurer's Debts
The Ministry of Finance began February 27 the definitive
liquidation of the nation's one-time second-largest insurer, Miner's
Health Insurance (HZZP), and filed charges against its management. The
company's 1 billion-crown debt will mostly be covered by the state, and
HZZP's clients, if they do not individually choose otherwise, will
automatically be transfered to General Health Insurance, which insures
more than 70 per cent of Czech citizens.
Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus declared that the state will buy
HZZP's debts at 80 per cent of nominal value. He also pointed out that
the State will cover only the company's debts with healthcare
institutions.
Jitka Motezikova/Petra Sevcikova
Less Support for Capital Punishment
A smaller majority of respondents expressed support for capital
punishment, in a study released February 22 by the Institute for Public
Opinion Reseacrh. The research, taken from a sample of 996 citizens
older than 15, showed that 64 per cent of respondents were for capital
punishment, compared to 76 per cent in a poll taken in February 1994.
The highest number of supporters are among those with only
a high-school education. The number of opponents of capital punishment
rose to 20 per cent, compared to 12 per cent in the previous study.
Zora Kasikova/Petra Sevcikova
NEWS IN BRIEF
* Czech President Vaclav Havel, after surgery to remove a benign
polyp from his mouth, and after a two-week recovery, is fine and may
again carry out his duties, according to presidential spokesman Ladislav
Spacek.
* The Senate, the long-awaited second house of the Czech Parliament,
will sit in three palaces in Prague's Mala Strana neighborhood:
Wallenstein, Kolowrat and Furstenberg palaces. Parliamentary deputies
thus decided February 21, while elections to both houses will take place
later this year. Opposition to the move was reflected in the headline in
the daily Svobodne slovo, which read "Against Praguers, the Government
and Historians."
* The company Parnas signed a rental agreement February 23 for
Prague's Slavia cafe and restaurant with the Academy of Musical Art. The
cafe, which served from the beginning of the century as a meeting place
for Prague artists and intellectuals, was closed four years ago because
of disagreements with the previous renter.
* Minister for Economic Competition Stanislav Belehradek was
seriously iunjured in an automobile accident February 23 near Brno.
Recuperation for the minister and his driver, who failed to give
right-of-way to a truck, will require several weeks. The Czech press
noted that 14 automobile accidents involving Czech politicians have
ocurred since 1993 (e.g., Justice Minister Jiri Novak and Minister
without portfolio Igor Nemec).
Klara Schirova, Olga Huderova/Petra Sevcikova
FROM SLOVAKIA
Michal Kovac Junior Returns to Slovakia
Michal Kovac Jr., son of the Sklovak president, returned to
Slovakia February 23 after almost a half-year involuntary stay in
Austria.
His release was preceded by his father's testimony in the Vienna
High Court, in which the president repeated his accusations that the
Slovak Information Service kidnapped his son and dumped him in Austria.
In connection with this, SIS Director Ivan Lexa decided to file a suit
against the president for character defamation.
Livia Savelkova/Katerina Zachovalova
Czech and Slovak Agreement on Railway Transport
Transportation ministers Vladimir Budinsky of the Czech Republic
and Alexandr Rezes of Slovakia signed a railway transport agreement
February 22 to quicken and simplify personal and freight transport.
Livia Savelkova/Katerina Zachovalova
ECONOMY/BUSINESS
Coalition Not Yet Agreed on 1997 Tax Cut
Finance Minister Ivan Kocarnik published February 22 the Civic
Democratic Party's (ODS) 1997 state budget proposal. Kocarnik proposed
lowering corporate income taxes from the current 39 per cent to 35 per
cent. The minister also intends to raise the minimum for exemption for
personal income tax from 26,400 crowns annually to 30,000 crowns (the
average annual Czech income is about 90,000 crowns). And for all
taxpayers, he wants to expand tax brackets so that real income will not
be taxed more than in 1993.
ODS is thus reacting to the recent pre-election tax offensive of
its coalition partner, the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA), which is
requesting more significant tax decreases. For example, ODA is
suggesting a corporate income tax of 32 per cent.
Marketa Hudkova/Petra Sevcikova
Tatra Succeeds in United Arab Emirates
Tatra Koprivnice managed to garner an order for 1,100 vehicles from
the army of the United Arab Emirates, according to February 24 press
reports. The contract, worth more than 5 billion crowns, will markedly
influence Tatra's red-ink results from the last four years. This success
also increases the chances of receiving other important orders. Tatra is
particpating in a public tender for supplying vehicles to the Kuwaiti
army (sources indicate about 2,000 vehicles). About 400 vehicles should
be deliverd by Tatra to India. Its biggest success could come from
a tender for replacements of US army vehicles. This would ensure income
of 8.4 billion crowns in the next four years. For the year 2000, Tatra
predicts turnover of more than 15 billion crowns and a profit of 2
billion crowns.
The new orders accelerated the lengthy negotiations about the fate
of the indebted motorworks. Skoda Pilsen (Plzen) purchased 43 per cent
of Tatra February 27, and Commerce Bank, Tatra's main creditor, will
decide in the coming days decide the future of Tatra's debts, and is
willing to offer new loans to restart production.
Zbynek Vicar/Petra Sevcikova
Flour Prices up 25 Per Cent
From February 19-25 the price of flour on the Czech market rose by
nearly 25 per cent, in spite of the fact that the State Fund of Market
Regulation in Agriculture (SFTRZ) released 182,000 tons of consumer
wheat into the Czech market at the beginning of the year.
Chairman of the Association of Industrial Mills of the Czech
Republic Martin Turinek said some Czech mills had enough consumer wheat
for the first quarter, but that most were prepared for a substansially
shorter amount of time.
The insufficient amount of consumer wheat will mean an increase in
the prices of baked goods. Minister of Agriculture Josef Lux told Czech
press agency CTK that the consumer wheat released by SFTRZ should limit
the speculative price increase of this commodity. He has not been proved
correct. Some western Bohemian dailies have written that bakers find it
impossible to stop the growing price of raw materials.
Marketa Skodova/Andrea Snyder
Felicie Triumphs in Great Britain
The prestigious British magazine What Car? called the Skoda Felicie
LXi the best car of the year in the category of low-priced vehicles,
beating out the Hyundai Accent and the Fiat Cinquento Sporting. The
magazine writes that consumers cannot find another car with a 1.3-liter
vehicle with enough space and a gas mileage of 8 liters for every 100 km
(60 miles). The Felicia is sold in Britain for 6,585 British pounds.
The German motorist magazine AutoBild evaluated the Felicia
similarly. They rank the Felicia with the Mercedes C and the Hyundai, as
being the cars with the best price-value ratio. The basic version is
sold in Germany for nearly 15,000 German marks.
Barbora Spevakova/Andrea Snyder
Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank
(valid from March 1)
country currency
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Australia 1 AUD 20.744
Belgium 100 BEF 90.026
Great Britain 1 GBP 41.613
Denmark 1 DKK 4.790
Finland 1 FIM 5.990
France 1 FRF 5.400
Ireland 1 IEP 42.808
Italy 1000 ITL 17.520
Japan 100 JPY 25.916
Canada 1 CAD 19.792
Luxemburg 100 LUF 90.026
Netherlands 1 NLG 16.525
Norway 1 NOK 4.248
New Zealand 1 NZD 18.295
Portugal 100 PTE 17.831
Austria 1 ATS 2.631
Greece 100 GRD 11.278
Slovakia 100 SKK 90.565
Germany 1 DEM 18.498
Spain 100 ESP 21.973
Sweden 1 SEK 4.031
Switzerland 1 CHF 22.698
USA 1 USD 27.154
ECU 1 XEU 34.258
SDR 1 XDR 40.009
CULTURE
Television TyTy Awards Distributed
The Tyty television personality awards were announced February 24
in Prague's Karlin Music Theater. In the acting categories, Jirina
Bohdalova and Pavel Zednicek each won for the third time. In the
singers' category, Karel Gott again won, as he has for the six years of
since the awards were introduced. The same success was enjoyed by Petr
Vichnar in the category of sports commentators.
The overall winner for personality of the year was given to the
whomever garnered the most votes in all the categories of the survey.
The award eventually went to TV Nova reporter Radek John, who was
nominated in two categories. The unofficial winners were hosts Marek
Eben and Ondrej Havelka, who maintained a pleasant atmosphere in spite
of the rivalry among the directors present from the various Czech
television stations.
Petra Rubesova/Petra Rubesova
Max von Sydow in Prague
Swedish actor Max von Sydow, who recently accepted the post of jury
chairman for the 1996 Prague International Film Festival Prague, arrived
February 24 to "check" the preparations for the event.
Von Sydow, famous particularly for his roles in the films of Ingmar
Bergman, will have Czech director Vera Chytilova as a partner on the
jury. The final composition of the jury is not yet known, though Polish
actress Beata Tyszkiewicz has also promised to take part in the
commitee. She appeared in the films of Andrzej Wajda, who is also
expected to attend to the festival, which will take place from June
21-9.
Von Sydow appeared in the film Radecky's March, shot in 1993-4 in
the Czech Republic. Two years ago he was also the guest of honor at the
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which has long feuded with the
organizers of its Prague rival.
Matej Bartosek/Petra Rubesova
Gianni Versace's Fashions in Prague
Gianni Versace's 1996 spring and summer fashion collections were
presented February 23 as part of the Castle Guards' Ball in the Spanish
Hall of the Prague Castle and February 25 in Veletrzni Palace. After New
York, Prague was the second city to host these collections.
The fashion presented February 23 was rather conservative, while
the February 25 Versus collection was designed for the younger
generation, in the retro style of the 70's. For the collection, a big
hit with the audience, Versace used interesting combinations of green,
yellow, hot pink and blue.
Top Czech model Tereza Maxova contributed to the great success of
the two shows, sponsored by the company Prospekta.
Petra Rubesova/Petra Rubesova
Hybner the Mime Closes His Studio
The mime Boris Hybner's Studio Gag, the first private theater
opened after November 1989, is moving from its basement premises in
Prague's Metro Palace on National Avenue (Narodni trida) after five
years.
"Studio Gag closed one chapter of its activity and it is hesitating
on the next one," Hybner told daily MF DNES February 28. Hybner, who now
performs in the Comedy Theater, was forced to take this step because he
was not able to compete with more lucrative offers to rent his prime
downtown premises.
The beginnings of Hybner's studio seemed very promising. Original
variations on silent film cartoons were attractive and comprehensible to
foreign spectators, who became the biggest part of Gag's audience.
After early succes came Studio Gag's first problems. New theater
competitors draw the attention of some fans, while the theater gained
the reputation of performing in a dirty and remote passageway. The last
stroke was the debt of a distribution firm which did not pay the studio
about 1.5 million crowns for sold tickets.
In April Hybner will perform in Vinohrady's Firemans' Theater, the
former stage for the puppets Spejbl and Hurvinek.
Viktorie Reschova/Katerina Zachovalova
Labyrinth 1996 In Newly Reconstructed Akropolis Palace
The Akropolis Palace in Prague's Zizkov neighbourhood officially
opened its doors on the weekend of February 24-5 with a gala festival
from the Prague 5 theater group. In the 80's, theater groups from the
Prague 5 collective (Sklep, Baletni Jednotka Krec, Recitacni Skupina
Vpred, Kolotoc and Mimosa) formed a movement that greatly influenced the
Czech theater scene.
In the festival, called Labyrinth 96, members of the group showed
"unexpected forms of communication" to the audience (e.g., direct
contact between an actor and a spectator) and took the visitors around
the theater to see rooms the visitors will never get to see again. The
theater performance had a nontraditional form, and was unique for every
spectator. Visitors were allowed to enter the building in one-minute
intervals. Approximately 160 people performed in the Labyrinth, and 11
other theatre groups joined the Prague 5 members.
The Zizkov Theater and the Musical Agency, with the help of
neighborhood and city authorities, began the reconstruction of the
multi-use Akropolis Palace. Space will be given not only to film, music
and art, but also the "mixed musical activity" as well. The Junior Club,
which moved to the Akropolis from the Zizkov club Chmelnice, will
organize the musical activities of the palace.
Lucie Chytrackova/Klara Schirova
Miss of Moravia from Olomouc
Petra Minarova, an 18-year old student from Olomouc, was elected
the most beautiful girl of Moravia February 24 in Trinec. Minarova won
the Miss Moravia 96 contest, which was organized as a Moravian semifinal
of the Miss Czech Republic 96 contest.
Michaela Vysoudilova/Klara Schirova
St. Matthew's Fair Begins
The traditional St. Matthew's Fair started in the Holesovice
Vystaviste Park in Prague February 24. This annual, European first fair
of spring, now in its 33rd year, will last till April 3.
In spite of merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries and haunted houses,
attractions from Walt Disney awaiting children and adults. While prices
of tickets for Czech fair items vary from three crowns to 10 crowns,
visitors will pay 30 crowns to 50 crowns for foreign ones. The entrance
fee to the fair is 10 crowns, while children shorter than 120
centimeters (slightly less than four feet) can walk in for free.
Michaela Vysoudilova/Klara Schirova
SPORT
Clear Lead for Slavia in Soccer League
Bad, muddy fields are still creating problems for the spring part
of the Czech Soccer League. In the 17th round three matches had to be
postponed again. Boby Brno has not played a game this year. In
a postponed 16th round game, Slavia beat second-place Olomouc 4:0, and
is still on the top of the standings.
16th round: Slavia - Olomouc 4-0.
17th round: Olomouc - Liberec 3-0, Zizkov - Drnovice 1-0, Cheb
- Ostrava 1-1, Sparta - Uherske Hradiste 4-0, Jablonec - Ceske
Budejovice 2-1, postponed matches: Plzen - Brno, Zlin - Slavia, Opava
- Hradec Kralove
Standings after 17 rounds (total 5 matches are missing): 1. Slavia
33, 2. Olomouc 30, 3. Sparta 29, 4. Drnovice 29, 5. Jablonec 29, 6.
Liberec 27, 7. Zizkov 25, 8. Plzen 25, 9. Opava 24, 10, Cheb 24, 11.
Ceske Budejovice 23, 12. Boby Brno 17, 13. Banik Ostrava 16, 14. Uherske
Hradiste 12, 15. Zlin 11, 16. Hradec Kralove 9.
Jan Palicka, Michal Kubal/Milan Smid
Quarterfinals in Hockey Extraleague
The decision on three semifinalists of this year's hockey
extraleague was made February 27. Vsetin, Sparta and Ceske Budejovice
needed only four games to beat their rivals (4-0 in the best-of-seven
series) and make their way to the semifinal. The last semifinalist will
be decided in the Zlin-Vitkovice series, where Zlin leads 3-1.
Jan Palicka, Michal Kubal/Milan Smid
WEATHER
Prague has already started to breathe spring. Although the mornings
and evenings are still frosty, the time between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. is
filled with pleasant and warm sunshine. People cannot understand why
they dressed so warm in the morning, though there is still a lot of snow
in the mountains and the skiing is still good. Hopefully, the
warming-up will not be only temporary.
Katerina Zachovalova/Katerina Zachovalova
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WHO IS WHO IN CAROLINA (Part two)
I am 19 years old, I was born in Kutna Hora, though I live in the
peaceful and beautiful town of Jindrichuv Hradec in southern Bohemia.
Actually, I landed at this school by chance. In Carolina I write about
sports events because they interest me more than anything else in the
world. I shoot goals for the HC Vajgar Jindrichuv Hradec hockey team.
I also play hockey-ball, soccer, tennis and can handle any recreational
activities. When I have time left over, I couch out and listen to my
favourite group Green Day (and similar music). I like going out, I am
what you would call an active type. I don't smoke, occasionally I like
to take a drink, but I am not an alcoholic! How else can I tell on
myself? I have a 17-year-old brother, two parents, two grandmothers and
one grandfather. Otherwise my family needs no commentary. Right, I am
pretty gifted in languages, I can easily converse in French, English and
Russian, with much difficulty in German, not nearly at all in Italian,
not at all in any other languages, but here and there, I can translate
a little Latin. God, this is long! Yours, Adam Kotalik
I was born to my mother and father exactly 484 years to the day that
Columbus reached the shores of America believing that he had gotten to
India, and that is probably why I carry the mark of this historical
mistake throughout my entire life, accompanying me beginnning with
nursery school like the most trustful dog, and, in spite of an eternal
longing for a career in community services, led me to holy academic
ground, to triumph over my inclusion into the line of athletes that
precedes me, even though I live in terror of activities that result in
a pulse of more than 90, but because the first thing they taught us here
in the Journalism Department was that the rule is to write short,
understandable sentences, I have to end, so as not to incense the
pedagogues. Michal Kubal
I attract attention at the first glance - slim figure, bespectacled
face. Supposedly I'm adult, but I think that many people still await
this memorable event. I believe in true human values - love, friendship,
generosity and I dislike gossiping, hypocrisy, greed. Music has a firm
place in my life (Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, R.E.M., Nirvana...), as do
books, movies, and many other righteous, mostly culturally oriented
things. And by the way, I consider one of the worst events in
a person's life to be abandoning a warm bed in the morning.
Jitka Motejzikova
I was born 20 years ago in Prague's springtime. After graduation,
I discovered that school is probably the worst thing in the world, and
joined the work force. Eventually I slipped back. Besides school, I love
my family, friends, Prague and a good mood. I allow this to be ruined
only rarely, and so usually I write about politics for Carolina.
Petr Mrzena
There are some things that we can't change. For example, I don't like
writing. More so, about myself. There are more important things.
Pavel Pabian
Hey U Guys! Im Jan. Sometims Honza, Hozig, Jenda, Jenjig, in somtims
Honziceg in Jenjiceg. Sis even calls me Idiut but i dunno why. I gots
lotsa tim so im studyin at this-heer faklty. Im mommie's in daddie's
boy. Theeses to peples creatud me 9 months afor my birthday. That meens
im ateen (for for months alredy) Wut els kan i tell you? Mabe....i dont
likes peples that rite stupid thins lik me. And if u ever want to go
play a game of soker, kum find me. Honza Palicka
The King is dead, long live the King! On the sixteenth of August, 1977
wonderful Elvis died, and on the next day, Prague marked the comming of
the "wonderful" Viktorie - yes, that's me. Like the sign of Leo, even my
name should predetermine my future career, and fight my way to the top.
In my case, it should be a journalistic peak. I have climbed many
mountains in my short life, even though that's not my calling. I live in
one of the most beautiful parts of Prague, in Petriny, a hill that, with
closely-lying Hradcany create the never-changing view Prague is famous
for. The atmosphere in the ancient House of the Hungry Wall, which from
the 14th century served as a shooting gallery and later as the parsonage
for the St. Vavrinec church, will many more times play a role in the
important steps of my life. Viktorie Reschova
I was born almost twenty years ago in Olomouc in the sign of
Sagittarious, in the same sign as my sister, who is four years older
than me. All the important steps in my life are related to this
beautiful Central Moravian town, beginning with the afore-mentioned
birth through the graduation from the French high school. I can't
imagine my life without music and ....skiing. My dream is to live
somewhere in the mountains, where the winter is long and snowy. I'm sure
I could use at least one of my majors (journalism, law) there. I love
one place in the world almost as much as the town where I was born - San
Francisco, and I hope people there will get learn one day that Prague is
not the only thing that we can offer to visitors to Czech Republic.
Petra Rubesova
Who is who translated by Andrea Snyder
English version edited by Michael Bluhm
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