Bohumil Peroutka. The sixth torch of the year sixty-nine. Vsetín Castle.

No one saw the terrible scene. Only black smoke enveloped the castle courtyard. The burning man stumbled to the door. He was able to take the handle, but he couldn't open it. It was only here that the first frightened museum workers caught up with him. "Is it You, Gods?". He was no longer recognizable.
We all know the names Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc. Monuments are built to them, commemorative plaques are installed, streets, squares and embankments are named after them. Spinning…