History
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Project to revive abandoned WWII bunkers
Czech architect Juraj Lasovský has come up with a unique project reviving old military bunkers built in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War.
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Czech hedgehog: 1930s anti-tank obstacle also seen in today’s Ukraine
The “Czech hedgehog” is, as the name suggests, a Czech invention. The anti-tank obstacle dates back to the 1930s, when it was intended for border protection.
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EP96: Eva Paddock & Milena Grenfell-Baines
Half-sisters Eva Paddock and Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines were 3 and 9 when trains organised by Nicholas Winton and others saved them from the Nazis. They share their story.
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“Winton train” sisters: We’re the last authentic witnesses to those events
As the Nicholas Winton biopic One Life gets its Czech premiere, we speak to half-sisters Eva Paddock and Milena Grenfell-Baines, who were on his last "kindertransport".
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Czech palaeontologists find remains of prehistoric animal belonging to previously unknown species
Palaeontologists have discovered that the jaw of a prehistoric animal found a few years ago belongs to a hitherto unknown species of cat-like animal - the oldest in Europe.
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Prague housing development pays tribute to Czechoslovak hockey heroes
The names of three Czechoslovak ice hockey players will be used to mark the streets in a new housing development in Prague by real estate company Penta.
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January 1989: Palach Week sees rise in open opposition to Communists
Palach Week began 35 years ago, on January 15, 1989. The demonstrations were brutally suppressed – but still signaled a growing willingness to reject the regime.
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World's oldest wooden object soon to be on display in Czechia
A 7,000-year-old well found in Czechia’s Pardubice region six years ago will soon be on display as part of an archaeological exhibition at the Museum of East Bohemia.
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Czech and Slovak archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city in Guatemala
Czech and Slovak archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Mayan city in Guatemala, which is almost three thousand years old.
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January 7, 1774: drainpipes replace gargoyles
The spooky-looking gargoyles that we know from horror films, castle tours and The Hunchback of Notre Dame used to get rid of wastewater. But 250 years ago, things changed.
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Largest transport aircraft made in Czechoslovakia never went into serial production
The L-610 was the largest transport aircraft constructed in Czechoslovakia. Due to developmental, economic and political factors, it never went into serial production.
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Grandson: Number of child refugees means “brilliant” Winton film resonates today
One Life, a biopic of Sir Nicholas Winton, recently received its UK premiere, while a related exhibition is now on in London. We spoke to his grandson, Laurence Winton.
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