Vaclav Havel, the first postcommunist president of Czechoslovakia and then of the newly established Czech Republic, died on December 18, 2011, at the age of 75. On the first anniversary of Havel's death, many Czechs are paying tribute to the memory of the writer and democracy icon. The photos collected here are the work of two photographers, Bohdan Holomicek and Tomki Nemec, members of Havel's inner circle who captured moments from his private life as he transitioned from communist-era dissident to head of state.
Vaclav Havel's Legacy, Through The Lenses Of Friends
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Friends and actors gather for a reading of Havel's play "The Garden Party."
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Havel prepares for a summer gathering at the cottage, 1975.
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A private staging of Havel's play "Audience" in 1976, with the author in one of the main roles
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Havel appears in a window of Prague Castle in the early days of his presidency, on February 25, 1990.