Jan Zajíc was a Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation as a political protest.
Portrait on a memorial plaque
The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the National Museum
The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the National Museum during 25th anniversary of Velvet Revolution
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River, the city has a population of about 1.4 million, making it the twelfth-l
Jan Zajíc
…and humanities. In 1969 he took part in a hunger strike and a commemoration ceremony by students for Jan Palach near the statue of Saint Wenceslas in Prague. On the day of the twenty-first anniversary of the Communist takeover (25 February 1948), he travelled to Prague accompanied by three other students…
Prague from Powder Tower 01
Národní divadlo z ostrova 1
Museo Nacional, Praga, República Checa, 2022 07 02, DD 265 267 HDR