History
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Police Museum in Prague displays home-made guns
Have you ever seen a gun made out of length of metal tube, or an eight-barrel shooting belt? If not, you can now. These and other extraordinary home-made weapons…
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Mailbox
Hello and welcome to Mailbox. Today we reveal the correct answer to our August competition. As well as revealing the identity of our mystery man, we announce the names of…
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Arnost Lustig: writers are like clowns
The life of Arnost Lustig (81) is like an excursion through modern Czech history. The internationally renowned author of novels such as Dita Saxova, A Prayer for Katherine…
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New exhibition charts development of Czech trade from Haslerky to Tesco
Since the fall of communism the Czech Republic has undergone a complete transformation towards a capitalist economy, visible everywhere from the revitalization of Skoda to…
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Social chronicler and society girl Karolina Svetla
Karolina Svetla is most famous for her novels and short stories about life around Jested, in the North Bohemian hills. Her work has been translated into English in the…
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Inconspicuous plastic toy that has made it to the National Museum
The Czech National Museum has decided to enrich their collection with the addition of cecka - little plastic hooks in the shape of the letter C, which could be linked up…
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August 21, 1968: the hopes of a generation crushed
On August 21 1968, people woke up to discover that the dream of freedom they were living in the late 1960s had turned into a nightmare. Thirty-nine years ago, the streets…
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Michael Hugo Rosak - organiser, and beneficiary, of student exchange programme
At only 25, Michael Hugo Rosak may seem rather young to run the Czech branch of an international NGO. But Michael is well-qualified to head the Prague office of AFS…
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Prague Spring of 1968: a time of expectations
The second half of the 1960s in Czechoslovakia was a time of change. Things were happening that had not been seen, or even heard of, for almost two decades, since the…
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Pub U Zlateho Tygra serving great and good (and regular Joes) for over 150 years
Pivnice U Zlateho Tygra, At the Golden Tiger, is a name that resonates with all Czech beer lovers. Located on Husova Street in Prague's Old Town, it is one of the oldest…
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Hradec Kralove - a beautiful historical town which also embodies the hopes and dreams of the First…
Hradec Kralove lies on the spectacular confluence of the Elbe and Orlice Rivers, about 100 km east of Prague. This extraordinarily pretty town boasts a rich archaeological…
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Lenka Reinerova: reviving Prague's German literary legacy
In recent years Lenka Reinerova has acquired almost legendary status as Prague's last living writer in the German language. Her novels, stories and essays, many of which…
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