History
-
Lucy and Selam come to Europe: 3.3 million-year-old fossils to go on display at National Museum
On Friday 15th, the precious fossils of Lucy and Selam arrived at Prague Airport. They will be on display at the National Museum for two months, their first time in Europe.
-
Brendan McNally on Martha Dodd, “nympho” spy for Soviets who lived in Prague for decades
Martha Dodd was a US spy for the USSR who spent her final decades in Prague. Her colourful life, and grim end, are the subject of a book by Brendan McNally.
-
Anniversary of the Week
Stanislav Brebera and the invention of Semtex: From demolition tool to weapon of global terror
Stanislav Brebera, born 100 years ago today, was the chemist behind Semtex, the Czech plastic explosive that became infamous as a tool of global terror.
-
The Czech aboard Enola Gay, the Hiroshima bombing flight 80 years ago
Czech-American Joseph Stiborik was a crew member of the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 80 years ago, on August 6, 1945.
-
Michaela Küchler on nearly forgotten concentration camp and need to remember genocide of the Roma
IHRA’s Michaela Küchler is the guest of the latest episode of Czechast about her family’s Czech roots and the Roma and Sinti Holocaust.
-
Simon Rawlence on Věněk Šilhán: Communist Party secretary for a week, signatory of Charter 77
Brit Simon Rawlence shares the tale of his life in Czechia, and the story of Věněk Šilhán and his wife Libuše, who went from ardent communists to signatories of Charter 77.
-
Envelope containing Masaryk’s last words to be opened in September
At the presidential summer residence in Lány, an envelope thought to contain the last words of first Czechoslovak President T.G. Masaryk will be opened on September 19th.
-
Anniversary of the Week
75 years ago, Operation Ř began: A silent war against faith and religious sisters
In 1950, the Communist regime launched Operation Ř. It expelled nuns from their convents and forced them to work in factories under appalling conditions.
-
Anniversary of the Week
The decree that changed the map of the country: 80 years since Beneš's settlement decision
After the war, tension and a desire for revenge reigned in Czechoslovakia. Politicians, including President Beneš, called for retaliation against Germans for Nazi crimes.
-
Foreign Ministry receives Jan Masaryk’s private art collection from London flat
FM Jan Lipavský received an art collection from Jan Masaryk’s former London residence, on Thursday. We spoke to Ivan Dubovický, host of the ceremony, to find out more.
-
Prague’s hidden histories: Chad Bryant explores city’s diverse identities via marginalised figures
Chad Bryant explores the recent history of the city through the prism of diverse personalities in Prague: Belonging in the Modern City, a book just launched in Czech.
-
Anniversary of the Week
The Bronze giant of Prague: 75 years of the Jan Žižka statue on Vítkov Hill
For 75 years, the monumental equestrian statue of Jan Žižka of Trocnov has dominated Prague’s Vítkov Hill, watching over the Czech capital.
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »