Alena Škodová

In Czechs in History today we'll explore the life and work of Ales Hrdlicka, a world-famous anthropologist who settled in the United States but never forgot his native…

The Czech newspapers today carry a lot of sports news - featuring photos from Germany's victorious match over South Korea at the World Cup, and of Dominik Hasek, the Czech…

A multiple tram collision occurred in Prague's Modrany district on Monday morning, involving a total of 5 trams. The accident left 18 passengers injured, some of them…

As every devoted mushroom-picker in the Czech Republic will tell you, the mushroom-picking season has begun. Even though experts say that due to increasing pollution it's…

On their front pages, all the Czech newspapers today feature two photos- one of Vladimir Zelezny, director of the highly successful commercial station TV Nova, and another…

A new exhibition is underway at Prague's Municipal House, featuring works by the famous Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha. Although Mucha has his own museum in Prague…

June 20th is the United Nations' World Refugee Day, and this year is the third time the day has been marked. To draw attention to the plight of the millions of refugees…

In the early 1990s, Prague City Gallery deposited a number of 19th century paintings and handicrafts at Troja chateau, which the gallery owns. This year, the Gallery…

The major success of the Social Democratic Party, big gains for the Communists and the losses of the right-of-centre Coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Freedom…

The general election which ended at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and what journalists are calling a "palace coup" at the commercial station TV Nova are the two topics that prevail…