History
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Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová – how the spirit of the Velvet Revolution turned to cynicism
Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová is a political activist and university lecturer. Back in 1989, she served as a press spokesperson for the student leaders protesting against the…
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Honour for cremator’s son who helped preserve dignity of executed
As a teenager František Suchý helped his father secretly record the names and hide the ashes of people executed by the Nazis and the Communists. He himself was later…
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International dimension to Czech freedom and democracy awards
The Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has handed out its annual awards for contribution to freedom and democracy. Among this year’s recipients is the…
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New plaque honours Czechoslovaks in RAF
A plaque bearing the names of over 2,500 Czechoslovaks who served with Britain’s RAF has just been unveiled on the Winged Lion monument in Prague.
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Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi – never far from home
Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi was born in Prague in 1932. As a member of the German-speaking minority in Czechoslovakia, she and her family were forced to flee the country at…
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Czechoslovak leaders caught up in Russian Revolution
The 100th anniversary of the revolution bringing the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lenin to power in Russia is being marked with discussions and exhibitions in the Czech…
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Prague under the spotlight during First World War
A new exhibition looking at the First World War and its impact on the people of Prague has just been launched in the Czech capital. The exhibition is timely, coming ahead…
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Masaryk exhibition highlights Czechoslovakia’s contribution to creation of State of Israel
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek and Israeli Ambassador to the Czech Republic David Meron on Thursday opened an exhibition recalling the contribution of…
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Milada Horáková’s daughter explains role in new feature film about mother
The long-awaited film about Milada Horáková, a democratic MP executed by the Communists in 1950 and perhaps the most powerful symbol of resistance to Czechoslovakia’s…
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Czechs commemorate 99th anniversary of founding of Czechoslovakia
Czechs marked the 99th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia at the end of the First World War on October 28, the country’s national day and holiday.
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A century of Czech history “beneath Stalin”
The dank space beneath where a huge statue of Stalin stood in Prague will next year house an exhibition focused on the country’s totalitarian past.
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Prague Castle treasures and relics to be exhibited in Moscow
Relics from the 14th century and copies of the Czech crown jewels will go on display in Moscow during an upcoming visit by Czech President Miloš Zeman.
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