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The Czech Books You Must Read

Kafka, Čapek, Kundera and Havel, these are all world renowned names, but what about all the others? How well are Czech authors actually known abroad?

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Society

Czech Republic launches vaccine registration for over-80s

Czech Republic launches vaccine registration for over-80s

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Culture

Marek Jan Štěpán - the Czech architect who specialises in building modern churches
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Business

Prague testing new system to prevent loss of satellite signal in tunnels
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Culture

New book maps history of Prague’s Rudolfinum concert hall

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The best of Czech classical music

Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul.

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Foreign policy

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Czech leaders condemn Trump mob Washington rampage

Top officials in Prague have condemned the storming of the Capitol building in Washington by supporters of President Trump.

Society

Anniversary of the Week

50 years since document signaling definitive end of Prague Spring

A document entitled Lessons from the Crisis Situation appeared in the in the Czechoslovak press on 14.1.1971, definitively bringing the events of 1968 to an end.

Culture

History

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Felix Maria Davídek - founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia

January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia.

Travel

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Honz Nex Palace in Telč: where a conservationist’s home is his castle

Pavel Jerie has been a conservationist for over 50 years and headed the National Heritage Institute. He stills works on historic buildings, including one he calls home.

Foreigners and the Czech Republic

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Prague Integration Centre adds several new features to its Praguer app for foreigners

The Praguer app has now launched a new 2.0 version.

Science and technology

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Czech researchers heading to Antarctica despite Covid-19 pandemic

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Czech scientists from Masaryk University in Brno are heading for their annual expedition to Antarctica.

Picture of the week

Bird count in Czechia

The annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, is underway. Pictured are common goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis).

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Winter in Jeseníky

Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů
Photo: Ondřej Tomšů

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Michal Viewegh - Master of satire in modern Czech literature

Marie Tomanová, photo: Ondřej Trhoň

Czech Next Wave - EP6: Marie Tomanová

New York-based Marie Tomanová is one of the most successful young Czech photographers, perhaps best known for the portrait series Young American.

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