Czechs abroad
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Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi – never far from home
Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi was born in Prague in 1932. As a member of the German-speaking minority in Czechoslovakia, she and her family were forced to flee the country at…
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Martina Formanová book spotlights dramatic Czechoslovak escape
Martina Formanová, the wife of the famous Czech director Miloš Forman, was recently in Prague to launch an audio version of her novel, called Případ Pavlína, or Case…
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Martin Nekola: Czech Chicago and other untold stories of Czechs abroad
Czechs abroad have always been an integral part of the nation’s identity, but in the years of communism this bond was broken. The cultural and political life of Czech…
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Hana Marritz: Escape to the West, aged three
When Hana Marritz’s father became a marked man following the Communist takeover, her family had to make an arduous escape across the Iron Curtain.
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Moravian Day Festival helps expats stay in touch with their roots
United Moravian Societies, a non-profit organization established in 1939, helps expats in the United States connect with their roots and stay in touch with their culture…
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Prague exhibition spotlights iconic shoes of Manolo Blahnik
An exhibition dedicated to the famous shoe designer Manolo Blahnik is now on display at Prague’s Kampa Museum. Entitled Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes, the exhibition…
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Couple sees fruit of success in New Zealand with Czech Kiwis
Barbora Pokorná and Lukáš Nápravník are two young Czechs who found their second home in New Zealand. The couple has been running a website called Czech Kiwis, where they…
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Gratias Agit Award recipients on their special ties to Czech Republic
Hello and welcome to Radio Prague with me, Ruth Fraňková. July 5 is a public holiday in the Czech Republic and on the occasion we are bringing you a special programme…
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Foreign Ministry awards people for promoting good name of Czech Republic
The Czech Foreign Ministry on Friday handed out Gratias Agit awards to fifteen Czech expatriates and foreigners for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad…
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Jaroslav Kalfař: Putting Czech literature back on the international radar with Spaceman of Bohemia
The young Prague-born writer Jaroslav Kalfař has received a great deal of attention in the international media for his debut novel Spaceman of Bohemia, which combines…
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‘Maoriavian’ Frank Tomas Grapl Junior: It’s important to know where you come from and where you’re…
Haka is a traditional Māori dance, which became world-famous thanks to the New Zealand rugby team All Blacks, who perform the dance during their pre-match ritual. It was…
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Prague SVU honours Pomahač, Passer and seven others for promotion of Czech science and culture
The Prague branch of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences has just bestowed its annual awards to nine well-known figures who have served to promote Czech science…
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