Co-founder of MOST initiative recalls initial meeting between Communist prime minister and dissident leaders

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:50:46 +0200Co-founder of MOST initiative recalls initial meeting between Communist prime minister and dissident leadershttps://english.radio.cz/co-founder-most-initiative-recalls-initial-meeting-between-communist-prime-8579146© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalSeveral months ahead of the Velvet Revolution Michal Horáček, a well-known lyricist, and rock performer Michael Kocáb founded the initiative Most (Bridge), aimed at creating a platform to allow the then-Communist regime to communicate with the dissidents it so often jailed. At first, the effort was viewed as naïve, but within several months the situation changed dramatically. After police violently cracked down on students on November 17, the initiative grew in importance, and eventually did succeed in bringing Communist leaders and dissidents to the same table.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/horacek_michal6.jpg?timestamp=1591315269 Co-founder of MOST initiative recalls initial meeting between Communist prime minister and dissident leaders https://english.radio.cz/co-founder-most-initiative-recalls-initial-meeting-between-communist-prime-8579146 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9