Anniversary of the Week
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Anniversary of the Week
Jaroslav Papoušek, silent co-creator of Miloš Forman’s films, died 30 years ago
August 17th marks 30 years since the death of Jaroslav Papoušek (1929–1995), a Czech artist who was at the birth of the film revolution known as the Czechoslovak New Wave.
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Anniversary of the Week
Stanislav Brebera and the invention of Semtex: From demolition tool to weapon of global terror
Stanislav Brebera, born 100 years ago today, was the chemist behind Semtex, the Czech plastic explosive that became infamous as a tool of global terror.
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Magion 4: The first step of independent Czechia into Space
Exactly 30 years ago, the newly independent Czech Republic launched its first satellite, Magion 4, into space.
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Anniversary of the Week
75 years ago, Operation Ř began: A silent war against faith and religious sisters
In 1950, the Communist regime launched Operation Ř. It expelled nuns from their convents and forced them to work in factories under appalling conditions.
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Anniversary of the Week
The decree that changed the map of the country: 80 years since Beneš's settlement decision
After the war, tension and a desire for revenge reigned in Czechoslovakia. Politicians, including President Beneš, called for retaliation against Germans for Nazi crimes.
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The Bronze giant of Prague: 75 years of the Jan Žižka statue on Vítkov Hill
For 75 years, the monumental equestrian statue of Jan Žižka of Trocnov has dominated Prague’s Vítkov Hill, watching over the Czech capital.
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