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MONOGRAPH 'PALACH'

A mythical point in Rijeka subculture, meeting-place and rally-spot of the urban guerrilla, ideas' nursery and creator of the entire rock generations, club 'Palach' in Kružna street was opened in November 1968 as the Medical Students Club. In 1969 it changed name into 'Ian Palach' after the young man who became legend of the students' movement and synonym of the Czech resistance to the Russian occupation. Back in 70ies, due to political reasons, club was renamed into Youth Club 'Ivo Lola Ribar' after one of the partisan WWII heroes (although people never ceased calling it simply 'Palach'). During that period, entrance allowance was extended to the rest of the youth population, besides students. After the first redecoration in 1978, prohibition was introduced into the club, which led to the increased number of riots and club's bad reputation.
80ies brought the great changes in the 'Palach's' clubbing activities; it gained its directors and rich program. 'Palach' thus became representative youth's multi-purpose space in which many of the young Rijeka inhabitants gathered. Attendance rate was very high and most famous bend of the contemporary rock scene held their gigs in the club. By the end of the 80ies, with a change in the political system, 'Palach' became financially independent. Due to a bad acoustic insulation and to a great noise, sanitary inspectors closed down the club, which then underwent its third great adaptation. In the middle of 90ies, 'Palach' was transformed into multi-media centre....