Czech(oslovak) modern history appears to be full of paradoxes and as a logical consequence is, that we can find persons holding similar structure of their personal histories. Jaroslav Sabata belongs among them. Born in a wealthy family become communist after WWII and later one of main protagonists of Prague Spring in 1968. He opposed Russian invasion and so he turned into opposition soon. Spent more that 7 years in prison and was active as Charter 77 member and spokesman. He talks about the Prague Spring and the Vysocany's Czech Communist Party Congress, Charter 77, which he signed, the establishment of the Civic Forum in Brno, the division of Czechoslovakia, which he actively resisted, and the mooted privatization of Barrandov Studios, which he rejected.