ThePowerofthePowerless

"The Power of the Powerless" (Czech: Moc bezmocných) is a political essay written by Václav Havel, a Czech dramatist, political dissident, and later politician, in October 1978. This expansive essay dissects the nature of the communist regime prevalent at that time, life within such a regime, and elucidates how by their very nature, such regimes can create dissidents among ordinary citizens. In addition to discussing these ideas, it also highlights the potential actions that could be taken by loose communities of individuals linked by a common cause, such as Charter 77. Despite being officially suppressed, this essay was circulated in samizdat form and translated into various languages, becoming a manifesto for dissent in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and other communist regimes.

作者简介

VáclavHavelwasaCzechplaywright,essayist,poet,dissidentandpolitician.HewasthetenthandlastPresidentofCzechoslovakia(1989–92)andthefirstPresidentoftheCzechRepublic(1993–2003).Hewroteovertwentyplaysandnumerousnon-fictionworks,translatedinternationally.HereceivedtheUSPresidentialMedalofFreedom,thePhiladelphiaLibertyMedal,theOrder...