In the evenings or weekends, when we could not go out of the army barracks area or we were not assigned to other army duties, Honza and another soldier, Risa, very often spent time in the communication warehouse I was responsible for. There was a good coal stove, which kept us warm, there were radios so we could listen to music or sometimes Radio Free Europe news. We had a good time, shutting ourselves off from the army surroundings, having privacy. Sometimes we were discussing politics and expressing opinions about the communist system. Continue reading Story of Jan Kotva – Part II →