History
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61 years on - the Czech Republic commemorates the end of WWII
On Monday the Czech Republic commemorated the 61st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Over the weekend, ceremonies were held all over the country in honour of…
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Frantisek Perina - Czechoslovakia's ace pilot who made his name in the Battle of France
Anyone acquainted with Czech military history will likely have heard of ace pilot Frantisek Perina - who fought with distinction for Czechoslovakia in both the Battles of…
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A Jewish scroll brings communities together
The Second World War tore communities and whole nations apart. In the Czech Republic centuries of Jewish history were reduced to a few shattered fragments. Nearly 80,000…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox we announce the winners of our April listeners' competition and you will also find out the new question for May. Listeners quoted: Donald Schumann…
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A Scottish hero of the Prague Uprising remembers
The appeal "Volame vsechny Cechy" - calling all Czechs - is probably the best known recording in Czech Radio's archive. A radio announcer calls on Czechs to rise up…
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Love or Labour - the significance of May Day in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic the first of May traditionally marks Labour Day, a national holiday which is celebrated not only here but all around the world, in commemoration of…
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Jesuits gather at the Klementinum Gallery
Earlier this week, Prague's Klementinum, which houses the National Library and many Czech literary treasures, saw the opening of a long-awaited addition. After extensive…
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Czech Egyptologists report on rewarding work in the Land of the Pharaohs
Czech archaeologists have an impressive reputation around the world, working in many different countries. This week they all came together in Prague to swap notes, report…
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Ceremony honors Holocaust victims, Europe looks at tragedy's lessons
Holocaust Rememberance Day marks the 63rd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Commemorations in honor of the victims were held throughout the Czech Republic, and…
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Zdenka Fantlova on her Holocaust experience: "We all have a blueprint"
On Tuesday, Jewish communities in the Czech Republic are commemorating Yom ha Shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day which is observed around the anniversary of the Warsaw…
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Lidice: A village immortalised through tragedy
The massacre of Lidice, a small village just North West of Prague, on the night of the 9th of June 1942 was the darkest moment in Czech wartime history. Following the…
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Speculation over Rembrandt painting: is the old man Jan Amos Comenius?
Millions of people have admired it at the Uffizi Art Gallery in Florence. Now, Rembrandt's painting of an old man has acquired a new significance for Czechs. According to…
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