History
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Comic book tells tale of post-1948 Czech emigrés
Historians rarely publish comic books, but Martin Nekola is an exception. In cooperation with illustrator Jakub Dušek he has just published a comic book about the fate of…
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Věra Čáslavská’s silent protest at 1968 Olympics recalled
Thursday is the 50th anniversary of perhaps the most famous protest in the history of Czech sport, when gymnast Věra Čáslavská looked away while the Soviet anthem was…
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Sitting presidents on postage stamps – an unusual Czech tradition
The Czech Republic is one of the few countries in Europe whose incumbent presidents appear on postage stamps. A first such stamp was issued in 1920, featuring the first…
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Annual drumming session recalls first Jewish transports from Prague
The fifth annual mass drumming session is set to take place on Tuesday afternoon, marking the first Jewish transports from Prague on 16 October, 1941. The event takes…
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First abdication of Edvard Beneš recalled on 80th anniversary
October 5 is the 80th anniversary of the abdication of Edvard Beneš as president of Czechoslovakia. The move came just days after the Munich Agreement, under which the…
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Czech archaeologists discover tomb of important Egyptian dignitary
A team of Czech archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery at Abusir, near Cairo, unearthing a unique burial complex of an Egyptian dignitary dating back to the fifth…
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Honour Havel’s legacy by following his principles, Albright tells students at Columbia bust…
Václav Havel has just received a major honour, with the unveiling of a bronze bust of the late dissident turned president at Columbia University in New York. Speaking at…
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Czechs gear up for 100th birthday bash
The Czech Republic is gearing up for celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. In Prague month-long birthday celebrations have already…
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ČTK photographs in centre of Prague tell story of Czech century
As the nation celebrates 100 years of statehood, the Czech News Agency (ČTK), which celebrates its birthday on the same day as the republic, has unveiled its own…
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Ondřej Matějka –“The Sudetenland was an extraordinary example of the making of a totalitarian…
With the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement coming this Sunday on 30. September, Tom McEnchroe focused on the Czech side of Munich. Talking to the deputy director of…
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On September 28th Czechs celebrate St. Wenceslas Day
September 28th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic. It is the feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia, and commemorates his death in 935.
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Munich Agreement – The behaviour of the great powers explained
This Sunday will mark the 80th anniversary of the infamous Munich agreement - the deal between Hitler, Mussolini and the two western European powers, which cut off the…
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