Slavoj Zizek:

I found there, on the central square (Václavské náměstí), a café that miraculously worked through this emergency. I remember they had wonderful strawberry cakes, and I was sitting there eating strawberry cakes and watching Russian tanks against demonstrators. It was perfect.

— Slavoj Zizek Contemporary

Philosopher, cultural critic

Context

Recounting an experience during the Prague Spring (1968).

Date / Period

1968 (event), 2000s-2010s (Zizek's retelling)

Source

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Slavoj_%C5%BDi%C5%BEek

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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