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Radek Smažák was born on 31 July 1966 in Chrudim. Since childhood he liked reading and avoided organized groups, which was reflected in his adult life. At the turn of 1986 and 1987 he started publishing the underground magazine SMYKLAC. Together with his friends, he participated in various illegal events and copied books banned by the regime of the time. He was interrogated several times by State Security, which was interested in both the publication of the magazine and his circle of acquaintances. In 1984 he trained as a car mechanic and worked in this field for several years. Later he worked as a heating engineer. In November 1989 he was actively involved in the events of that time - he organised the first demonstrations in Chrudim and was present at the creation of the first declaration of the local Civic Forum. At the time of filming in 2024, he lived in Hrochův Týnec.
