History
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Czech Catholic Church celebrates 75 years since consecration of landmark Vinohrady church
The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord is a dominant building in Prague's Vinohrady district. Designed by Slovene architect Josip Plecnik, it is one of the more…
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US veteran recalls last days of WW II in Czechoslovakia
This Tuesday saw the 62nd anniversary of V-E day which marked the end of World War II In Europe. Harold Yeglin, a US GI at the time, was then part of the 97th Infantry…
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Wenceslaus Hollar - The Czech who drew London
It is quite possible that you will not have heard of the great 17th century artist Vaclav Hollar, or Wenceslaus Hollar as he is known internationally. But it is very…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox, we reveal the identity of our mystery person from our April competition and announce the four lucky winners of some parcels from Radio Prague…
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Convoy of historic vehicles to drive through country to mark liberation anniversary
To mark the upcoming 62nd anniversary of the end of WWII next week, a convoy of historic American vehicles has set off this week on a ride across West Bohemia, a region…
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Lubos Jednorozec - Czech Papillon
Lubos Jednorozec is one of the few men who managed to escape the communist prison camps of the 1950s still alive today. But that was not his only attempt to win his…
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Commentator: Czech NATO accession was possible under Yeltsin
On Monday, the news was announced that former Russian President Boris Yeltsin had died of heart failure aged 76. Throughout the world, Boris Yeltsin will be remembered as…
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Novy Jicin rediscovers its famous native Alfred Neubauer, legendary racing manager
The legendary automobile constructor Ferdinand Porsche is not the only world-renowned personality connected with the automotive industry to have been born in what is now…
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Communist-era prime minister Ladislav Adamec dies
Former communist prime minister of Czechoslovakia, Ladislav Adamec, died at the weekend at the age of 80. A noted pragmatist, Mr Adamec headed the Czechoslovak government…
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New music school brightens Terezin's dark legacy
The Czech town of Terezin was the infamous site of a Nazi "show camp" for Jewish detainees during the Second World War. In order to convince the International Red Cross…
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Ambitious Nazi counterfeiting plot recalled by Holocaust survivor
Among the films premiered at this year's Berlin Film Festival was a German-language picture called Die Falscher - The Counterfeiter. It is based on the remarkable memoirs…
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Pavel Tigrid honoured in Paris
A special plaque has been unveiled in Paris in honour of the late journalist Pavel Tigrid - one of the most influential Czech personalities of the twentieth century.
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