Století Miroslava Zikmunda – Zikmund Miroslav (2017)

The tumultuous history of the 20th century through the eyes of a man who has seen the whole world. The biographical book Century of Miroslav Zikmund offers a unique perspective on the turbulent history of the twentieth century through the eyes of a man who has experienced the entire world. He was conceived during the Habsburg era and was born five months after the establishment of the First Republic. He survived World War II, witnessed the rise of communism and its fall. The StB labeled him as a 'dangerous person of the highest danger class.' He lived in Africa as the colonial system was collapsing, met presidents, and got to know Gagarin and Hillary. He experienced the rise of democracy and 'almighty' capitalism... The book of interviews conducted with Miroslav Zikmund by Petr Horký, Vladimír Kroc, and Miroslav Náplava also brings previously unpublished information from the life of this extraordinary traveler that was not mentioned in the film of the same name. The text is supplemented with a rich visual appendix featuring numerous unique photographs. Let us journey through history and let the story of the past century be told by the man who lived it...