History
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Božena Němcová’s home restored for bicentennial of “Babička” author’s birth
The central Bohemian home of writer Božena Němcová, known today as the “mother of Czech literature”, has been restored to its full glory to mark the 200th anniversary of…
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Website puts spotlight on waves of Czechoslovaks interned in notorious Soviet Gulag
Thousands of Czechoslovak citizens were among those who passed through the vast network of brutal Soviet labour camps known as the Gulag. In recent years Prague’s…
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First ever Indo-European settlement discovered on Czech Territory
For the first time ever archaeologists have uncovered a settlement belonging to the Corded Ware culture on Czech territory. This type of pottery is believed to have been…
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Prague Uprising - battle for Czech capital may have helped end war in Europe sooner
The Prague Uprising, which took place during the last days of the Second World War, was arguably the largest Czech combat outing on the territory of their state in the…
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Lawrence Saywell: The Australian who fought with Czech partisans – and died on the final day of the…
May 8 is the 75th anniversary of VE Day. It is also the anniversary of the death of Lawrence Saywell, the last Australian soldier killed in the war in Europe. Saywell, an…
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Archaeologists discover secret passage in Milevsko monastery
Archaeologists have made a unique discovery in the Milevsko monastery in South Bohemia. While creating a 3D scan of the monastery complex, they unearthed a secret corridor…
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Project traces extensive correspondence of 17th century philosopher Jan Amos Comenius
Researchers have made accessible nearly six hundred letters written or received by Jan Amos Komenský, or Comenius, the 17th century philosopher and thinker. The…
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Czechs mark 75th anniversary of Prague Uprising under shadow of coronavirus, alleged ‘assassination…
Two clouds hang over commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Prague Uprising against Nazi rule at the end of the Second World War. The first is an “invisible…
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New biography ‘Havel: Unfinished Revolution’ traces intimate, inward journey of Czechoslovakia’s…
Dr. David Gilbreath Barton, an award-winning American journalist and psychotherapist, first visited Czechoslovakia in the mid-1980s, “fell in love with the country”, and…
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In memoriam: Philosopher and underground lecturer Ladislav Hejdánek who helped shape Charter 77
Czech philosopher Ladislav Hejdánek died on Monday at the age of 92. He is primarily remembered as one of the first spokespeople of the Charter 77 initiative – and for his…
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George of Poděbrady - diplomat king who dreamed of a united Europe
Though little known outside the Czech Republic, the 15th century King of Bohemia George of Poděbrady (Jiří z Poděbrad) is seen by many today as an accomplished…
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Czech Holocaust victims remembered in online public reading
Czechs are marking international Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, which falls on Tuesday, with the annual public reading of the Holocaust victims’ names. The…
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