Web portal about Jan Palach
Website janpalach.cz (janpalach.eu), incurred as a result of the multimedia project of Charles University, were launched on 16 January 2012. Partners in this project are the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Security Services Archive and other institutions. Various commemorative events are held on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Jan Palach’s act. In the main building of Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague you can see an exhibition „Jan Palach’69“.
Website present the life story of Jan Palach, a student of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague who set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square on 16 January 1969. By this act, he wanted to arouse the domestic public from lethargy following the August invasion of Czechoslovakia. Palach’s protest caused extraordinary reaction both in the Czech Republic and abroad. These events are introduced on the website in different ways. The pages contain historical texts, period photos and archival documents. You may also familiarize yourself with Palach’s legacy through film, television and radio documentaries.
