History
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Most Czechs think modern history being reinterpreted falsely, survey shows
More than half of Czechs believe that Czech modern history is being falsely reinterpreted and over 60 percent have a problem with constructing new memorials that change…
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Adéla and Petr Mucha on Christianity, Christmas and the Underground Church under Communism
Thirty years ago this Christmas, Czechs were in an especially festive spirit – the entire Communist Party leadership had resigned a month before, and in a matter of days a…
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Jaroslav and Alžběta Hofrichter: the enduring power of love
A few years ago I spent an unforgettable day with Jaroslav and Alžběta Hofrichter. It was 2013, Jaroslav was 93, Alžběta 91, and they were living in sheltered…
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“Responsibility, truth, love – these values are practically eternal”: Václav Havel remembered eight…
Events are being held in the Czech Republic on Wednesday in honour of Václav Havel, who died on December 18, 2011. Among them has been the annual A Candle for Václav Havel…
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Hometown backs family’s wish to return ashes of General František Moravec from US
Plans are afoot to move the remains of General František Moravec from the US to his hometown of Čáslav in central Bohemia. If the funding can be raised, the local…
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Řeporyje to build memorial honouring “Vlasov” troops who helped in liberation of Prague
The local council of Prague’s western Řeporyje district has unanimously voted in favour of building a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army troops that helped fight Nazi…
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Expanded online archive offers information on Nazi victims – including many major Czech names
Hundreds of thousands of documents were recently added to the website of the Arolsen Archives organisation, which houses the world’s most comprehensive collection on Nazi…
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War and Occupation: A black crow spreads its wings over Prague
The Czech Radio archives include many recordings from the time of World War II. They come from both sides: propaganda from within occupied Bohemia and Moravia aimed at…
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Julius von Payer – the Teplice born explorer who discovered Franz Josef Land
Soldier, topographer, polar explorer, but also painter, Julius von Payer was a man of many skills. Despite being born in the West Bohemian spa town of Teplice, he is a…
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Czechs mark 30th anniversary of true freedom to travel to the West
Thirty years ago today, the freedom to travel outside of the “brotherly” Socialist countries and Soviet bloc finally became a reality for ordinary Czechoslovaks, as part…
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Robert Guttmann: painter, globetrotting Zionist, and “most caricatured man” of 20th century Prague
The early 20th century naïve painter and sketch artist Robert Guttmann, in whose honour the exhibition gallery of the Jewish Museum in Prague is named, was famous in his…
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Czech hometown of snubbed Holocaust survivor George Brady renames street in family’s honour
The Moravian town of Nové Město is renaming a street on its main square in honour of a Jewish family whose tragic fate featured in the international bestseller Hana’s…
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