History
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Barbies and barbarity: exhibition takes novel approach to post-war massacres of Germans
A new photography exhibition that gets underway in Prague on Thursday takes a novel approach to one of the thornier subjects in modern Czech history: the massacres that…
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National Museum’s archaeological expedition uncovers more of Ancient Nubia’s secrets
Last December a group of archaeologists from the National Museum returned from an excavation expedition in the Sudanese locality of Wad Ben Naga. They have been working…
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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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