History
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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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Parts of Jewish tombstones to gradually disappear from Prague’s cobbled streets
The undignified use of pieces of ancient Jewish tombstones as cobblestones in Prague’s pavements should soon come to an end. Under a memorandum to be signed between City…
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Places of the Velvet Revolution 4: Federal Assembly building
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 1
The date is Tuesday 19 October 1965 and we are in Prague. A 21-year-old British girl has just got off a train at the Art Nouveau building of Prague’s Main Station. Over…
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Places of the Velvet Revolution 3: Wenceslas Square and Letná plain
As the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution draws near, 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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November 17, 1989 reconstructed through testimonies of 300 participants in new book
In a remarkable work of oral history, four students with the help of former dissident and award winning author Aleš Palán have produced a 270 page history of the events…
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Places of the Velvet Revolution 2: Laterna Magika
As the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution draws near, we take you to places that played a significant role in the events leading to the collapse of the Communist regime…
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Leading figures of 1989 discuss revolutions and their heritage in Central Europe at Czech Radio…
Czech Radio marked the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Monday with an international conference on the fall of communism in Central Europe and the…
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