Rock of ages
Rock of ages
Author(s): Jonathan BousfieldSubject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Czechoslovakia;Plastic People of the Universe; Charter77
Summary/Abstract: Nowhere is the interplay between rock music and politics more evident than in the story of Prague’s legendary Plastic People of the Universe. Banned from playing official concerts in the early 1970s and put on trial by Czechoslovakia’s hard-line communist regime in 1976, the Plastic People inspired future president Vaclav Havel to launch Charter 77 which led to the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 01 (25)
- Page Range: 161-166
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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