Alena Škodová

By Alena Skodova

Yet another film festival was added last week to the long list of similar events held throughout the world. This new festival is unique in that it concentrates on the work…

Austria has started paying out compensation to the victims of slave and forced labour - people who were forced to work for Austrian firms during the Nazi occupation of…

George of Podebrady came from the old Czech family of the Lords of Kunstat, whose roots can be traced back to the 12th century. George's grandfather enjoyed the privilege…

An international organ festival opened in St. James' Basilica in Prague last Thursday. St. James' Basilica is said to have the largest organ in Prague, and also one of the…

By Alena Skodova

On Thursday, an exhibition of photographs by Anthony Suau opened in Prague's Old Town Hall. Called "Beyond the Fall" it presents photographs Mr. Suau took between 1989 and…

On the initiative of the Office for the Investigation of Crimes of Communism, former top Communist party official, ex-minister of the Interior and ex-Prime Minister…

Next weekend, the Moravian town of Roznov pod Radhostem will host a Slovak folklore festival called Janosik's Ducat. A Slovak version of Robin Hood, Juro Janosik was an…

A unique folk festival took place last weekend in Southern Moravia. Called the Hornacko Festival, it was held in two villages in the Hornacko region to show off the local…