Beyond the end of history: 1989-2019 | Michael Žantovský | TEDxYouth@ISPrague
Thirty years ago, there were those who thought that the end of the Cold War represented the final victory of liberal democracy and marked the end of history. Thirty years later, all bets are off. What do we need to do to recover hope and a sense of purpose? Michael Žantovský is a Czech diplomat, politician, writer, translator, and former spokesman to President Václav Havel. In 1989 he was a founding member and spokesman of Civic Forum, an umbrella organisation that coordinated the overthrow of Czechoslovakia’s communist regime. He served as Ambassador to the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom. Michael is now the Executive Director of the Václav Havel Library in Prague. He shares this TEDx talk on the 30th anniversary of the fall of Eastern European communism. Thirty years ago, many people thought that the end of the Cold War represented the
final victory of liberal democracy and marked the end of history. Thirty years later, all
bets are off. What do we need to do to recover hope and a sense of purpose? Michael Žantovský is a Czech diplomat, politician, writer, translator, and former
spokesman to President Václav Havel. In 1989 he was a founding member and spokesman of Civic Forum, an umbrella organization that coordinated the overthrow of Czechoslovakia’s communist regime. He served as Ambassador to the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom. Michael is now the Executive Director of the Václav Havel Library in Prague. He shares this TEDx talk on the 30th anniversary of the fall of Eastern European communism. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx