History
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The 1968 invasion: When hope was crushed by Soviet tanks
On August 21, 1968 the citizens of Czechoslovakia woke to learn that their country had overnight been invaded by Soviet-led troops, deployed to crush the Prague Spring…
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Events around country to recall crushing of hope of Prague Spring
Dozens of events are planned for Prague and elsewhere in the Czech Republic in connection with Tuesday’s 50th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia…
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Architect: Restorers have failed to properly preserve bullet holes on National Museum
The National Museum on Prague’s Wenceslas Square has for years been a symbol of the 1968 occupation of Czechoslovakia, with its façade riddled with bullet holes from…
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Kieran Williams: A week before the invasion Dubček still believed he had time
Soviet-led forces invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968 in response to the Prague Spring, a reform movement launched earlier that year by then freshly installed Communist…
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Anniversary of 1968 invasion spotlights present-day concerns about domestic, foreign policy
The upcoming 50th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia has sparked controversy on the Czech political scene. Right-wing parties see the anniversary as…
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Czech Air Force and British RAF celebrate centenary together, recall the ties that bind them
Members of the Czech Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, Second World War veterans, church and cultural dignitaries attended celebrations marking the 100th anniversary…
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Prague exhibition brings August 1968 invasion to life
With the 50th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia fast approaching, an exhibition just launched at Prague’s Old Town Hall brings together almost 200…
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Lord Runciman’s Mission to Czechoslovakia
In the late summer of 1938, the fate of the Czechoslovak Republic was being decided. The Sudeten German-speaking minority wanted to split from the country and join Nazi…
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Precious Renaissance shield looted by Nazis to return to Czech Republic from US
A priceless Renaissance shield that was looted by the Nazis from Konopiště castle during WW2 is to return to the Czech Republic. Following months of negotiations, its…
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Czech, Slovak presidents mark anniversary of common statehood by vintage train ride
As part of this year’s celebrations of the centenary of modern Czech statehood, Czech president Miloš Zeman and his Slovak counterpart Andrej Kiska undertook a joint ride…
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Poll shows most Czechs know little about their country's modern history
One hundred years ago this October, just before the end of World War I, Czechoslovakia declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While these are basic…
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Petra Tonder, pt. 2: A childhood escape, pulled across a river on a plank on an inner tube
Petra Tonder’s father Ivo Tonder took part in the Great Escape in 1944 and later also succeeded in breaking out of prison in his native Czechoslovakia. There, like many…
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