Foreward 13, Introduction 15, Studies - Self-immolation as a form of radical political protest 23, Fiery protests in the Soviet bloc 28, Cases of self-immolation after 1989 35, Conclusion 38, Portraits - Mykola DYADYK 59, Ryszard SIWIEC 67, Vasyl MAKUKH 95, Jan PALACH 113, Sándor BAUER 191, Josef HLAVATÝ 203, Jan BÉREŠ 221, Mykola BERESLAVSKIY 241, Jan ZAJÍC 251, Evžen PLOCEK 279, Michal LEVCÍK 303, Eliyahu RIPS 321, Bohumil PEROUTKA 333, Márton MOYSES 351, Romas KALANTA 361, Oskar BRÜSEWITZ 373, Oleksa HIRNYK 369, Musa MAMUT 401, Walenty BADYLAK 407, Liviu BABES 415, Vytautas VICIULIS 427, Bibliography and sources 435, List of abbreviations 443, Name index 447, Abstract: Living torches in the Soviet bloc 449