Why should we pay attention to Václav Havel? || Interview with Professor Timothy Snyder

It was a great pleasure for Milan Babík to engage in conversation with Timothy Snyder. This time they focused not on Ukraine, but on Václav Havel. When did Timothy Snyder first come across Havel's ideas? What was his initial reaction to them, and how have they shaped his intellectual development? What does he find so valuable about them, where do they figure in his current work, and why should we continue to pay attention to them? In this interview, you will find answers to these and other questions.

Living in Truth: Václav Havel’s Power of the Powerless
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Living in Truth: Václav Havel’s Power of the Powerless

Timothy Snyder: Trumpovou podstatou je prohrávat a předstírat, že je to výhra | Interview in English
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Timothy Snyder: Trumpovou podstatou je prohrávat a předstírat, že je to výhra | Interview in English

Timothy D. Snyder: Havel, Unpredictability and Freedom | Borders of (Un)Freedom conference
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Timothy D. Snyder: Havel, Unpredictability and Freedom | Borders of (Un)Freedom conference

Recognizing the signs of fascism today | Historian Timothy Snyder
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Recognizing the signs of fascism today | Historian Timothy Snyder

How Trump's Grift Makes Him a Failure: Professor | The Daily Beast Podcast
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How Trump's Grift Makes Him a Failure: Professor | The Daily Beast Podcast

Natalie Kyriacou | “How Will History Judge Us?” | Democracy, Climate & the Future
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Natalie Kyriacou | “How Will History Judge Us?” | Democracy, Climate & the Future

Milos Forman interview on "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1997)
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Milos Forman interview on "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1997)

“The World Does Not Start Anew Every Day” — Snyder Challenges Western Myths About Ukraine | APT
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“The World Does Not Start Anew Every Day” — Snyder Challenges Western Myths About Ukraine | APT

Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake
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Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 16: The European Union
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Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 16: The European Union

Madeleine Albright on Vaclav Havel's 'Massive Moral Authority, Great Courage'
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Madeleine Albright on Vaclav Havel's 'Massive Moral Authority, Great Courage'

Prof. Tim Snyder Participates in University of New Haven's Russian Revolution Centennial Series
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Prof. Tim Snyder Participates in University of New Haven's Russian Revolution Centennial Series

Exklusiv-Interview: US-Historiker Timothy Snyder bei Armin Wolf | ZIB2 vom 29.4.2025
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Exklusiv-Interview: US-Historiker Timothy Snyder bei Armin Wolf | ZIB2 vom 29.4.2025

A Republic, If You Can Keep It: Masha Gessen Talks Autocracy with Timothy Snyder
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A Republic, If You Can Keep It: Masha Gessen Talks Autocracy with Timothy Snyder

Other Europe: Interview with Václav Havel, January 20, 1988
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Other Europe: Interview with Václav Havel, January 20, 1988

The Road to Unfreedom - Timothy Snyder
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The Road to Unfreedom - Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder. The habit of freedom | CCCB
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Timothy Snyder. The habit of freedom | CCCB

Timothy Snyder | The Five Forms of Freedom
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Timothy Snyder | The Five Forms of Freedom

A Conversation With Timothy Snyder
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A Conversation With Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder. On the Rise of Authoritarianism Today | CCCB
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Timothy Snyder. On the Rise of Authoritarianism Today | CCCB