Czechs abroad
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Biggest Czech cultural event in US goes from strength to strength
An annual showcase of contemporary Czech films called Czech That Film is currently underway across the United States. The festival is the largest Czech cultural event in…
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Wife of a WWII war hero: Zuzana Wienerová
Zuzana Wienerová emigrated to the United States in the 1960’s with her late husband, RAF pilot and World War II hero Jan Wiener. Mr. Wiener was imprisoned by the…
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Exploring Roots: Artist Sonya Darrow and Her Project Stezky/Pathways
Artist Sonya Darrow spends her time in the Czech Republic and in Iowa, two places where she feels at home. Her interesting exhibition “Stezky/Pathways” recently opened at…
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Czechs ‘Down Under’ pioneer waste recycling network
A young Czech couple living in Australia has launched a successful online application which enables people to recycle their kitchen waste. Through ShareWaste, people…
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Edible Becherovka anyone? London’s Lounge Bohemia makes cocktails a magical new experience
Decorated in a style reminiscent of a Czech apartment from the 1960s, London’s Lounge Bohemia is a cocktail bar with a twist. Each drink is served with its own colourful…
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Sylva Šimsová: Escaping to freedom all I thought about was survival – the fear came later
Sylva Šimsová was 18 when her father, a Social Democrat politician, told her the family had to escape from Czechoslovakia. It was 1949, a year after the Communists had…
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Ivan Hartl: A one-man international branch of the Czech underground
Ivan Hartl has been living in the UK since the late 1960s. From there he helped run banned literature into his native Czechoslovakia with Palach Press, as well as…
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Artist Hynek Martinec: To me Old Masters are contemporary
Hynek Martinec first came to international attention when a painting of his girlfriend Zuzana earned him the British National Portrait Gallery’s BP Young Artist Award in…
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Czechs in Oklahoma
The United States Census Bureau estimates that there are some million and a half Americans of Czech ancestry (and about 300 thousand more who declare Czechoslovak ancestry…
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Presidential contest engages Czechs abroad
Czechs living abroad will start casting their ballots in the second round of presidential elections on Thursday, a day earlier than in the Czech Republic. Polling stations…
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Ladislav Hornan: Locked up on spying charges in 1980s Prague as a UK citizen
Ladislav Hornan, who is chairman of the British Czech and Slovak Association, has enjoyed a very successful career and led one of the UK’s top accountancy firms for many…
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Jiří Šiftař: The Czech whose London photos helped make him huge on Instagram
With over a quarter of a million followers, Jiří Šiftař must be one of the most popular Czechs on Instagram. Going by the name Jeera on the photograph sharing service, he…
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