Alena Škodová

November 16th marks 'Poetry Day' in the Czech Republic, held on the anniversary of the birth in 1810 of the great Czech Romantic poet, Karel Hynek Macha. This year, it's…

Most of the Czech newspapers on Wednesday carry a picture of Pavel Bem from the Civic Democratic party who is going to become Prague's new mayor. He is shown shaking hands…

Vladislav Vancura was a prominent Czech writer of the first half of the 20th century - and a brave man at the same time. His uncompromising fight against Nazism cost him…

More than 150,000 inhabitants in the east Bohemian towns of Hradec Kralove, Pardubice and Chrudim have had no heating and hot water for the third day running. The same…

November 5th was the 120th anniversary of the premiere of Bedrich Smetana's cycle of symphonic poems, 'Ma vlast' or 'My Country'. This work, one of the most popular in the…

All the Czech newspapers today ponder the upcoming parliamentary debate on the state budget for next year, and feature a photo of Hana Marvanova, the 'enfant terrible' of…

A well-known Czech journalist, former dissident, human rights activist, and until recently a Czech government human rights envoy, Petr Uhl, has received an award for his…

The upcoming NATO summit scheduled for November 21st to 22nd in Prague is expected to attract anti-globalization demonstrators from all over the world, including several…

This Tuesday it's 120 years since Bedrich Smetana's cycle of symphonic poems, 'Ma vlast'- or 'My Country'- was premiered in Prague. It was a significant moment in the…

Today's Czech in History is one of the most outstanding painters of the 20th century, who died young, and due to the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia never saw his…