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Alenka Puhar je slovenska novinarka, prevoditeljica i publicistica rođena 1945. u Černomelju. Diplomirala je engleski jezik i komparativnu književnost na Sveučilištu u Ljubljani. Već se 1970-ih godina pridružuje intelektualnom krugu mlađih slovenskih disidenata, a u 1980-ima se značajnije angažira u pokretu za ljudska prava, poglavito za ukidanje smrtne kazne u Jugoslaviji.

Radila je kao novinarka u ljubljanskome Delu i Novoj reviji, te kao prevoditeljica i istraživačica. Prijelomnicu u njezinu profesionalnom životu i pogledima na društvo imao je prijevod knjige Georgea Orwella 1984., koju je prevela 1967. godine na slovenski jezik. To je bio prvi prijevod ove knjige na neki od jezika komunističkih zemalja. Prevodeći Orwella, Puhar je shvatila koliko je jugoslavensko društvo slično onome prikazanom u distopijskom romanu 1984., te tada mijenja svoj pogled na društvo i postaje najprije latentni opozicionar, a u 1980-ima i javni. Godine 1983. jedna je od organizatora peticije za ukidanje smrtne kazne, 1987. sudjeluje u osnivanju jugoslavenske sekcije Međunarodnoga helsinškog odbora za ljudska prava. Bila je u vodstvu Odbora za zaštitu ljudskih prava koji krajem 1980-ih postaje najvećom društvenom platformom u Jugoslaviji koja 1988. organizira masovne prosvjede u Ljubljani. Aktivno je sudjelovala u slovenskom proljeću, a nakon osamostaljenja Slovenije nastavila je s novinarskim radom i borbom za ljudska prava kao članica Europske komisije za borbu protiv rasizma i netolerancije (ECRI) koji djeluje pri Vijeću Europe.

Alenka Puhar je autorica više publicističkih djela: Peticije, pisma in tihotapski časi (Petitions, Letters and Times of Smuggling, Maribor: Obzorja, 1985.), Slovenski avtoportret 1918-1991 (The Slovene Self-Portrait, 1918-1991, Ljubljana: Nova revija, 1992.), Angela Vode. Skriti spomin (The Hidden Memoir, ed. Alenka Puhar, Ljubljana, Nova Revija, 2004.) i Pozabljena polovica (The Forgotten Half, co-edited with Marta Verginella, Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, 2007.). Također se među prvima bavila psihohistorijom djetinjstva na Balkanu i na tu temu je napisala monografiju Prvotno besedilo življenja (The Primary Text of Life, Zagreb: Globus, 1982.). 

Zdeněk Palcr was a Czech sculptor, restorer and art theoretician. He graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague (1945-1950). After his studies and his compulsory military service he worked as a restorer. He was a member of the Máj 57 (May 57) group, which was inspired by Czech and international modernist traditions. Palcr exhibited his work at all of the group exhibitions until 1964. He also participated in several international symposia and exhibitions. His first solo exhibition was at the New Hall Gallery in Prague in 1970. He also designed film posters. Creating sculptures became a spiritual matter for Palcr, which was why he refused to exhibit his work and why he did not want to make a living through sculpture. From the 1970s he looked at formulation in art theory – his writings were then published in the 1990s.

Jiří Pallas studied technics and, after emigrating, also system engineering. Between 1972 and 1978, he was one of organisers of folk concerts of songwriters within the association “Šafrán” until its elimination by the State Security (StB) at the end of the 1970s. Vladimír Merta, Vlastimil Třešňák, Dagmar Andrtová-Voňková or Jaroslav Hutka were also members of the association. Pallas and his wife were some of the first signatories to Charter 77 in 1976 and were forced to leave Czechoslovakia in 1977, due to StB’s operation “Asanace”. After his emigration to Sweden, Pallas founded and run the record label “Šafrán 78” between 1979 and 1985. It released LPs by singers and groups banned in Czechoslovakia, as well as well-known recording of Havel’s play “Audience” with actor Pavel Landovský. Pallas was also politically active in exile; he collaborated with “Výbor 21. srpna”, an organisation, activities of which focused on backing resistance against the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and where the initiative for creating “Fond na podporu Charty 77” (Støttefondet for Charter 77) started.

Boryana Panayotova is the younger daughter of Sevdalina and Panayot Panayotov and the
sister of Teodora Panayotova. Teodora and Boryana grew up in an environment of
intellectuals critical of the communist regime. Born in Sofia, they also lived
in Chepelare, where their mother was a teacher, and their father, Panayot
Panayotov, was director of the Vassil Dechev Secondary High School. As
children, Boryana and Teodora witnessed the innovative and creative activity of
their parents, and developed critical thinking and self-reflection.

Boryana Panayotova graduated from the University of Sofa in history. She is the
author of textbooks and university-level pedagogical materials. Boryana
Panayotova today lives in Canada and works as a lecturer at Université Laval
(Québec City) and Université Laurentienne (Sudbury).