Martin Mejstrik - Melantrich - Wenceslas Square
A brutal police action against peaceful march of students in Prague on November 17, 1989, sparked the Velvet Revolution, a series of demonstrations that toppled the authoritarian Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Students leader Martin Mejstrik waves to crowds from the balcony of the Melantrich publishing house which served as the Civic Forum headquarters during demonstrations in Wenceslas Square, November 27, 1989. CTK Photo
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13801329
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45406844
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© CTK Photobank / Mary Evans
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