History
-
Anniversary of the Week
September 1941: “Butcher” Heydrich becomes Nazi governor of Czech lands
Senior Nazi Reinhard Heydrich became acting governor of Bohemia and Moravia on a symbolic date, 28th September – St. Wenceslas’ Day – 1941.
-
“Operation Kulak”: Memorial to Czech victims of collectivisation erected below Mount Říp
Thousands of Czech farmers known as “kulaks” were forcibly evicted from their land and homesteads under communism. The biggest wave came 70 years ago, in autumn 1951.
-
Anniversary of the Week
15 years ago, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni became an honorary Prague citizen
King Sihamoni studied in Prague from 1962 to 1975, and calls Czechoslovakia his ‘second home’. He is the only living monarch who speaks Czech.
-
Renaissance shield stolen by Nazis returned to Czechia by Philadelphia Museum of Art
A Renaissance shield, which was originally stolen by the Nazis from Konopiště Castle during WWII, is being returned to the Czech Republic by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
-
St. Ludmila, martyred 1100 years ago, an early, enduring symbol of Czech national pride
Saint Ludmila, the first historically documented duchess of Bohemia, was murdered on the 15 September 921. She became a symbol of Czech pride during the National Revival.
-
Czech architect Jiří Boudník, who aided NYC’s “9/11” rescue effort, created key Ground Zero models
Jiří Boudník was working on a site a few subway stops from the Twin Towers on 9/11, and knew at least a partial collapse was imminent. He headed straight to Ground Zero.
-
Czech archaeologists return to Jerusalem to take part in excavations at Tel Motza temple
After more than a two-year break, caused by Covid-related restrictions, Czech archaeologists have returned to Israel to continue excavations at the Tel Motza temple.
-
African American poetry in Czechoslovakia, viewed through a Cold War prism
Dr Františka Schormová is developing her award-winning dissertation 'African American Poets Abroad: Black and Red Allegiances in Early Cold War Czechoslovakia' into a book.
-
Hundreds of silver coins discovered near Lukov castle in Moravia
A Medieval treasure encompassing more than 400 silver coins was found in the woods near the South Moravian Castle Lukov recently.
-
Pilgrimage: On the trail of Saint Ludmila of Bohemia
Scores of events are planned to honour Ludmila, the first Czech saint and first woman known to have de facto rule over Bohemia, who died a martyr in 921.
-
Ludmila, the first Czech saint, grandmother of Wenceslas, martyred 1100 years ago
Saint Ludmila, the grandmother of “good King Wenceslas” and first historically documented Duchess of Bohemia, was strangled by assassins sent by her own daughter in law.
-
Unique medieval ‘Lipnice Bible’ goes on display at Prague’s National Library
A unique medieval manuscript, known as the ‘Lipnice Bible’, has gone on display at the National Library in Prague.
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »