Launch of the comic *The Idealist*

A forgotten tale of love, heroism and self-sacrifice

A graphic novel for young adults and adults The Idealist It tells the gripping love story of Jaroslav Klecan – an Interbrigadist who fought in the Spanish Civil War, was held in French internment camps and joined the domestic resistance in the Protectorate. In Spain, he met a young woman named Francisca, known as Paquita.

Their letters were discovered in Valencia decades later. The comic is the result of twenty years of research.

The event will feature journalist and translator Daniel Ordóñez and historian Petr Koura.

The band Věčnaja rebelija (Soviet punk) will be performing.

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