History
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Monoxylon III: Czech archaeologists trace ancient sea routes in Neolithic dugout replica
Monoxylon is the Greek term for a vessel chiselled out from a single tree trunk. It’s also the name of a Czech-led experimental archaeological expedition, which first set…
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On the Czech periphery: Communist-era hippie communes, samizdat, and post-’89 zine culture
Translator, literary scholar and historical sociologist Martin Tharp’s current research focuses on the working-class counterculture of post-1968 Czechoslovakia. He finds…
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The hidden story of Doreen Warriner – academic turned humanitarian hero
A plaque was recently unveiled in Prague honouring one of the modest heroes who were instrumental in organising the evacuations of hundreds of Jewish women and children…
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From underground bunkers to “Fire Mountain”: how Prague’s poorest have lived over the centuries
How did the working poor live in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire? In the days of the democratic First Czechoslovak Republic? Under Communism? And what about the…
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Prague Uprising: How the last German-held capital fought for freedom
Paris, Lviv and Prague, over a thousand miles apart yet connected by the fact that they all initiated successful uprisings against their German occupiers during World War…
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Three-day Liberation Festival culminates in Plzeň
Celebrations marking the liberation of Plzeň by General Patton’s Army on May 6th 1945 took place in the West Bohemian city at the weekend. Despite the cold, thousands of…
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Edvard Beneš’s personal items now part of National Museum’s collections
Personal items belonging to the second Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš and his wife Hana, including the late president’s shaving kit and walking stick, have become…
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Little-known hero Doreen Warriner honoured in Prague: “She did something amazing, but she didn’t…
A plaque to the previously little-known Doreen Warriner has just been unveiled in Prague. The Englishwoman saved the lives of hundreds of people by helping them escape to…
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The Czech “koruna” celebrates 100th birthday
100 years ago the Czechoslovak Assembly decided on the name of the new republic’s currency - the koruna. Despite a variety of original proposals, the delegates ended up…
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Felkl & Sohn: How a Prague globe maker conquered the world then lost it as maps were redrawn
In the days of the Habsburg Empire, nearly every geography class in central Europe would have had a globe made by Felkl & Sohn. At its peak, the family factory north…
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The Košice manifesto – the 1945 document that sealed Czechoslovakia’s eastern orientation
On April 5, 1945 the newly formed Czechoslovak government agreed on a manifesto known as the Košice Programme. It clearly delineated the future of the country as a Soviet…
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Czech archaeologists reveal identity of ancient Egyptian Queen
Czech archaeologists have made another significant discovery in Egypt, unearthing the tomb of an Egyptian dignitary dating back to the end of the Fifth Dynasty of the Old…
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