Culture
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“A replay of a lost war”: New book explores 1969 hockey wins over USSR – and ensuing riots
A new book by Ethan Scheiner explores Czechoslovakia’s victories over the USSR at the 1969 ice hockey world championships and the euphoria, and riots, the games sparked.
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Bohemia Jazz Fest bringing world-class jazz to Czechia
The Bohemia Jazz Festival, launched in 2006 by the acclaimed jazz guitarist Rudy Linka, has become one of the biggest and most popular jazz festivals in Europe.
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Pop legend Karel Gott speaks from beyond the grave using AI
To celebrate Czech Radio’s centenary, the idea was born for Gott Forever, a project to recreate the speaking voice of Karel Gott, who passed away in 2019, using AI.
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Exhibition marking 100 years of Czech Radio to kick off in New York
An exhibition marking 100 years since the start of regular radio broadcasting in Czechoslovakia will get underway at the Czech Center in New York this coming Monday.
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New book highlights work of unknown photographer Karel Bucháček
A new book called Stifled City aims to bring fresh attention to amatuer photographer Karel Bucháček who captured everyday life in Prague in the final decades of communism.
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Huge loss for world literature: Head of Moravian Library on death of Milan Kundera
The internationally renowned Czech-born writer Milan Kundera has died at the age of 94. He was the best-known contemporary Czech novelist in the world.
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The Svět Palace: Libeň’s decrepit famous landmark
Svět Palace in Libeň was constructed as a grandiose building. Listed as a cultural monument, the palace has unfortunately fallen into disrepair under a neglectful owner.
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Blaga’s Lessons wins Karlovy Vary as Robin Wright brings glitz
The big winner at the 2023 Karlovy Vary film festival, which culminated on Saturday night, was Blaga’s Lessons, with the Bulgarian film taking Best Film and Best Actress.
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Janáček and Luhačovice Festival enters its 30th year on July 11
The great Czech composer Leoš Janáček was a regular visitor of the Moravian spa town of Luhačovice, and composed a number of his works there.
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Anniversary of the week
50 years of Ještěd Tower
50 years ago, the Ještěd Tower, a TV transmitter, hotel and restaurant atop Mount Ještěd near the North Bohemian town of Liberec, opened to the public for the first time.
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How good has 57th edition of Karlovy Vary festival been?
The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival comes to a close on Saturday night. But what has been the overall standard of the festival this year? We ask a critic.
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Glass Palace -1930’s luxury apartment building for Prague’s emerging middle class
Built at the end of the 1930s, the Skleněný palác or Glass Palace is a late functionalist-style apartment building constructed for Prague’s middle class.
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