History
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The long shadow of Dr Beneš
The first ever direct presidential election brought renewed focus on a trauma that continues to haunt Czech society even sixty years after it occurred. The forced…
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Dora Diamant: Kafka's Last Love
In today’s edition of the Arts we meet American scholar Kathi Diamant, who has spent years researching and writing about her namesake – Dora Diamant. Dora was a Polish…
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“Illusions of Redemption” follows the story of Czech feminism from Habsburg Monarchy to Communism
“Illusions of Redemption” is the title of a new book that looks at the history of Czech feminist thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries. From the ideals of the French…
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New website offers wealth of material on Jan Palach
For over four decades, Czechs have at this time of year – once covertly but now openly – marked the death of Jan Palach, who on January 16 1969 set himself on fire in…
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Exhibition highlights work of 20th century photographer Gerti Deutsch
The Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague has a new exhibition showcasing the work of Viennese-born photographer Gerti Deutsch. She grew up in Vienna and also resided in Paris…
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Split gave Slovaks needed confidence, says former PM Dzurinda at exhibition opening
“Twenty years on Czech and Slovak Squares” is the name of a new exhibition of photos, posters, newspapers and other memorabilia documenting the 1993 split of…
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First book in Hebrew printed in Prague half a millennium ago
Today, in Prague’s bookstores one can find titles in a number of world languages – English, German, Russian, French, and of course Czech. It is much harder these days…
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Paul Kaye: twenty years of the Czech-Slovak border
How have Czechs and Slovaks got used to the border between their two countries twenty years after the split of Czechoslovakia? A British journalist decided to find out by…
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The split of Czechoslovakia: context, reasons, and lessons for the future
For Czechs and Slovaks, New Year’s Day has a special meaning as the independent Czech and Slovak Republics emerged 20 years ago today. But what strained their relations…
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Havel’s contribution to Czech-US relations recalled at plaque unveiling
A series of events have been held in Prague and elsewhere in the Czech Republic observing the first anniversary of the death of Václav Havel, who led the country to…
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Havel was destined to lead but acted as one of team during revolution, recalls friend and cohort…
Among those closest to Václav Havel was Michael Žantovský. The two were among the founders of the opposition Civic Forum in the whirlwind period of the Velvet Revolution…
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Josef Svoboda - From uranium mine prison labourer to Arctic ecologist
Josef Svoboda is a professor, Arctic ecologist and author. Born in 1929 in Prague, Mr. Svoboda studied science and philosophy at Masaryk and Charles universities. He was…
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