man resting near the john lennon wall prague czech republic

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Young man resting near the John Lennon Wall, Prague, Czech Republic. Once a normal wall, since the 1980s it has been filled with John Lennon-inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles` songs. In 1988, the wall was a source of irritation for the communist regime of GustÃÂ¡v HusÃÂ¡k. Young Czechs would write grievances on the wall and in a report of the time this led to a clash between hundreds of students and security police on the nearby Charles Bridge. The movement these students followed was described ironically as Lennonism and Czech authorities described these people variously as alcoholics, mentally deranged, sociopathic, and agents of Western capitalism.