History
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Prague’s historic Letná carousel set to be restored and reopened by spring 2022
After being closed for nearly two decades, the historic carousel in Prague’s Letná park is now set to be restored and reopened.
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The haunting past of Königsmühle has inspired artists and volunteers to put it back on the map
The ruins of Königsmühle or King’s Mill, a dilapidated settlement near the Czech-German border bears testimony of the tumultuous years of the 20th century.
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Anniversary of the week
Fifty years since opening of first section of main Czech motorway
The first section of the D1 motorway was opened to traffic on 12 July 1971 with a spectacular ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by Communist leaders.
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Czechs mark legacy of reformer priest Jan Hus
July 6th is a public holiday in memory of reformer priest Jan Hus who was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church in 1415.
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Czechs mark legacy of Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius
July 5th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic, celebrating the legacy of the Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius who came to Great Moravia in 862.
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Anniversary of the Week
Thirty years since dissolution of Comecon East Bloc economic organisation
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, commonly known as the Comecon, was headed by the USSR and was meant to deliver prosperity to the whole Eastern Bloc.
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In memoriam: Czech wartime RAF veteran Tomáš Lom
Tomáš Lom, one of this country’s last few Royal Air Force veterans, died on Wednesday, just weeks ahead of his 97th birthday. He is to be buried with military honours.
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Futuristic Tatra cars – one of the icons of Czechoslovak design
Tatra’s futuristic-looking aerodynamic passenger cars first appeared on the roads in the 1930s, and have since become one of the icons of Czechoslovak design.
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400 years since Prague’s Old Town Square executions
Habsburg Catholic authorities put three rebel nobles, seven knights, and 17 burghers to death on Prague’s Old Town Square still revered today as national martyrs.
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Tractors for cocoa beans - Cold War Czechoslovak economic interests in the Third World
We look at Czechoslovak economic, political and educational involvement in the Third World during the Cold War.
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Czech scientists reconstruct faces of early Bronze Age women from Moravský Krumlov
A pair of skeletons unearthed in the region decades ago tell a fascinating story of two tiny prehistoric women who likely worked in some of the largest mines in Europe.
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“It’s no surprise to me” – says historian on revelation that Oxford academic was Czechoslovak spy
Dr Jirina Stone, a Czech émigré who became an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford was a secret informer for the Czechoslovak communist intelligence service.
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