History
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Father and Son, 20 years after the Velvet Revolution
The fall of communism turned around the lives of millions of people. In a special edition of Czechs Today we talk to a father and son of the same name about how this…
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Communist agreement to dialogue after pre-revolution environmental protests unprecedented, says…
November 17 is the anniversary of the start of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution. But what is less well known is that six days earlier it was preceded by what has been…
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Czech president writes his account of country’s course for Velvet Revolution commemoration
President Václav Klaus is making his own contribution to the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The Czech president has penned his own assessment of how and why…
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Czech emigre shares emotional memories of fall of Berlin Wall
World leaders past and present on Monday gathered in Berlin for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The celebrations, which are expected to culminate with…
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Archaeologists reveal existence of hidden chambers in Charles Bridge
Anyone who has ever visited the Czech capital will have visited the 14th century Charles Bridge; but if you think you know the city’s most famous landmark, think again…
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Neighbours in a foreign country: a new border divides villages in two
After the split of Czechoslovakia at the beginning of 1993, Radio Prague devoted several programmes to the impact of the new border on ordinary people’s lives. For most…
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Workers find mysterious tomb in village church
Reconstruction of an area rich with monuments near the village of Valeč in West Bohemia yielded a mystery that has archaeologists and anthropologists scratching their…
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Opt-out granted, but not all share Klaus fears over Sudeten Germans
President Václav Klaus said he wanted an opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to shield Czech courts from European law, mentioning in particular the prospect…
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What’s in a name? Radio Prague and the split of Czechoslovakia
One of the more curious aspects of Radio Prague in the early 1990s was that the station’s name kept changing. In 1991, for no particular reason, we stopped calling…
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Large open-air exhibition in Prague looks at 20th-century Czech history through stories of bravery
Descending the historic Old Castle Stairs on the way from Prague Castle to the left bank of the Vltava River, an unusual structure will catch your eye in the middle of a…
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Anti-communist demonstration violently suppressed twenty years ago in Prague, just three weeks…
Looking back at the events of 1989 in Czechoslovakia, most people will probably think of the student demonstration on November 17th which kicked off the Velvet Revolution…
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Symbol of Czech statehood reopens as first museum of modern history
Wednesday marks the 91st anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia. In conjunction with that anniversary, the National Memorial on Prague’s Vítkov hill has just been…
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