History
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The history of the “German Czechs”
Czechia used to have a large German-speaking population. The „Bohemian-Germans“, as they were called, inhabited especially the border region of the Sudetenland. However…
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HistoryLab: Czech app aims to foster historical literacy among digital generation
A group of historians, educators and archivists – including from Czech Radio – has rolled out a digital app designed to stimulate students’ interest in using primary…
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‘Rescue digs’ at doomed Czech village of Libkovice atop coal seam unearth historic finds
The once picturesque village of Libkovice lay nestled in a small valley not far from the hilltop where legend has it the primal Father Čech decided his people would settle…
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Venus of Dolní Věstonice, Czechia’s Stone-Age treasure, to be displayed for first time in five years
One of the oldest pieces of art in the world, the Venus of Dolní Věstonice, will go on display for the first time in five years. Visitors of the Regional Museum of Olomouc…
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An Experiment in Vivisection: Czechoslovakia’s Second Republic 1938-1939
As a result of the Munich Agreement of September 1938, Czechoslovakia ended up losing 30% of its territory, a third of its population and the greater part of its industry…
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Gustav Frištenský – The legendary Czech strongman with a heart of gold
There is a Czech saying which goes “silný jako Frištenský”, or to be “as strong as Frištenský”. The trained butcher turned Greco-Roman wrestler became a legend in his…
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30 year anniversary of Velvet Revolution sees massive celebrations – and PM under spotlight
Thirty years after November 17, 1989, the Czech Republic sees perhaps the largest commemoration of the Velvet Revolution this Sunday. Politicians, artists, academics and…
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Taking stock of democracy 30 years after the fall of communism
Thirty years ago Czechs took to the streets to demonstrate for freedom and democracy, for the chance to speak their mind without reprisals, to vote in free elections and…
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1989: the Velvet Revolution in context (or how ‘November’ began in ‘January’)
The date is November 17, 1989, eight days after the fall of the Berlin Wall. A cordon of Czechoslovak riot police blocks the path of thousands of university students…
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The Velvet Revolution in Moravia
Thirty years ago the communist regime in Czechoslovakia started to fall apart. The main demonstrations and events were taking place in Prague. But the key question was…
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Places of the Velvet Revolution 5: Prague Castle
As the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution approaches, we take you to places that are closely associated with the events that led to the collapse of the communist regime…
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A Stage for Revolution: Part 2
In the first episode of this two-part series we got to know Barbara Day, who first came from England to Prague in 1965 and whose life has been closely connected to this…
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