History
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Czech tales from the crypt: mummification as a status symbol
What, apart from blue blood, do Wenceslaus I, Přemysl Otakar II, John of Luxembourg and Charles IV, the first king of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor, have in common…
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Europe’s first ever live football commentary and other unforgettable Czech sporting moments
Sport has always played a big role in Czech life. At the time of the national revival in the 19th century, the Sokol gymnastics movement was founded on the idea that a…
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Bertha von Suttner – Prague-born peace campaigner whose ideas on cooperation and disarmament…
Few people today have heard of Bertha von Suttner, the Prague-born writer and activist whose message of peace stirred great powers to action. Yet her thoughts live on in…
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Underground under Communism: It wasn’t only rock ’n’ roll – and Czechs liked it
The former political regime in Czechoslovakia deemed much of Western culture “damaging” and “ideologically subversive”, but authorities struggled in particular to control…
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Researcher files motion to reopen Jan Masaryk murder case based on police inspector’s secret tape
Czech Radio has received a unique sound recording of events surrounding the mysterious death of Jan Masaryk, the son of Czechoslovakia’s first president. The beloved…
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The feminist legacy of Charlotte and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
In the first of this series we heard the voice of Czechoslovakia’s first President, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. His wife Charlotte was American, and thanks to her influence…
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New book sheds light on the post-war hunt for Nazi war criminals in Czechoslovakia
After the end of the Second World War it was often very difficult to catch and bring Nazi war criminals and their collaborators to justice. Historian Vojtěch Kyncl from…
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Klášterec nad Ohří – home of the famous Thun porcelain brand
A rose-coloured porcelain cup and saucer made 225 years ago has pride of place at the Museum of Porcelain in Klášterec nad Ohří. It is the oldest preserved item which was…
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Josef Becher – the man behind Czech Republic’s iconic liqueur
The creator of the Czech Republic’s most famous liqueur, Josef Vitus Becher, was born exactly 250 years ago in Karlovy Vary. It was he who invented the drink, which has…
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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk: An inspiration for our own time
We start this series with one of the great European democrats of the 20th century, Czechoslovakia’s first president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Born in 1850, he was already in…
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Archaeologists discover graves of Roma persecuted during WWII in Lety camp
Archaeologists, excavating the site of the former WWII internment camp for Roma in Lety, have found some of the victims’ graves. Those who took part in the project say…
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Prague’s divisive Konev statue set for removal after council vote
The fate of a controversial statue of Soviet Army commander Ivan Konev in Prague 6 has finally been decided. On Thursday, the local council voted in favour of moving it to…
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