History
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Football star Josef Masopust and his army team
Czech footballing legend Josef Masopust marks his 80th birthday next week. In this week’s Czech History, we look at his glittering career and the mixed fortunes of the…
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Jewish WWII veterans commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day
Several events were held in the Czech Republic on Thursday to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the…
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A hijacker’s memoir: what happens when three teenagers hijack a plane over bad school marks
Fifty years ago today, three boys aged 14 and 15, boarded a regular flight between Prague and Brno. But they had another destination in mind – Munich, in West Germany…
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Czech team excavates ancient sites dedicated to Nubian gods
An archaeological expedition organised by the National Museum has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad ban Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s…
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Former Czech settlers ask for compensation for their property taken away by USSR
A group of Czechs whose ancestors once settled a region in today’s Ukraine, only to come back empty-handed after the Second World War, are now asking the Czech government…
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New drama-doc on Nicholas Winton story premieres in Prague
A new drama-documentary premiered in Prague on Thursday evening about the incredible story of Nicholas Winton. Called ‘Nicky’s Family’, the film retells the story of the…
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Czechs mark 800th anniversary of the birth of St Agnes of Bohemia
Czechs are marking the 800 anniversary of the birth of Agnes of Bohemia, a princess of royal blood who abandoned her birthright to devote her life to charity. She was…
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Jan Palach statue promised by Prague city hall
Czechs are marking the 42nd anniversary of the death of student martyr Jan Palach. He set himself on fire and later died in protest against the Soviet led invasion of 1968…
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Přemysl Pitter: the good fundamentalist
It is quite likely that you will never have heard of the Czech teacher, religious thinker, pacifist and humanist, Přemysl Pitter, but he deserves to be remembered as one…
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Shock therapy capitalism marks 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago, in January 1991, Czechoslovakia began a crash course in capitalism as the old system of central economic planning that had been in place for the previous…
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Transformed Prague suburb comes under the spotlight at Prague exhibition
A lesser known quarter of Prague, somewhat off the tourist beaten track is under the spotlight at Prague’s main municipal museum. The area is Libeň which was transformed…
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Town marks 150th anniversary of birth of Czechoslovakia’s first prime minister
The town of Vysoké nad Jizerou this week marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of notable Czech politician Karel Kramář. As an MP within the Austro-Hungarian Empire…
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