History
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Czechoslovakia’s first bullet train (the ‘Slovenská strela’) being restored to full glory
Czechoslovakia created a railway network to modernize infrastructure and forge a national identity. The culmination was the ‘Slovak bullet’, now being restored to glory.
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Czech Battle of Britain ace Josef František honoured in UK
In an honour for Czech RAF legend Josef František, the Hawker Hurricane plane in which he met his death near the end of the Battle of Britain has been renamed after him.
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‘Siege of Brno’: Czech Jesuits to consecrate statue of Stredonius to mark ‘miraculous’ 1645 victory
Brno is to consecrate a new statue of Jesuit priest and “student chaplain” Stredonius (Martin Středa), who helped rally the faithful during the Thirty Years’ War.
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Se quiere salvar la caravana del fundador del gran circo Kludský
El histórico circo checo de Karel Kludský fue una vez uno de los más grandes de toda Europa. Ahora, la ciudad natal de Kludský, quiere restaurar su caravana personal.
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Calling all Czechs! Jirkov seeks photos of famous Kludský circus caravan to help restore its glory
Karel Kludský's circus was once among Europe's biggest. Now, his hometown is asking Czechs to dig up photos to help in the effort to faithfully restore his luxury caravan.
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Valuable 14th century coins found by couple walking in West Bohemia
The Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň has announced the discovery of hundreds of silver and gold coins from the 14th century.
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‘Blood libel’: Czech lawyer specialising in judicial rehabilitation takes on Hilsner Affair of 1899
In 1899, as the Dreyfus Affair was reaching its climax in France, another case emblematic of anti-Semitism and injustice enveloped the Czech lands: the Hilsner Affair.
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“Operation Ř” – How the Communists targeted Czechoslovakia’s nunneries
70 years ago, having already interned thousands of monks in “concentration cloisters”, the Communists turned their anti-religious fervour to Czechoslovakia’s nunneries.
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Historic part of Czech ‘Maginot line’ fortress opening to the public
Soon after Hitler came to power in 1933, Czechoslovakia began planning in earnest to build fortifications akin to the French Maginot Line to sustain any first onslaught.
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Miloš Jakeš, Communist leader in charge during Velvet Revolution, dies aged 97
Miloš Jakeš, the last Communist Party general secretary of Czechoslovakia, has died at the age of 97.
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Initiator: I was extremely surprised we got permission to erect Marian column
The most divisive construction of the year in Prague is surely a Marian column that recently appeared on Old Town Square. We speak to an initiator of the replica.
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Over 10,000 historical books to be moved to Strahov Library - making them accessible to public
The Archbishopric of Prague has begun moving more than ten thousand historical books from its private collection to the library at the Strahov Monastery.
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