History
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Prague museum highlights cooking through the ages with gastro tours, workshops
One of Prague’s most recent new museums is dedicated to the art of cooking through the ages, with a particular look at the Czech contribution to cuisine. The museum…
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Čapek villa yields trove of original sketches, drawings and handwritten documents
Specialists have been conducting an extensive inventory of items at a villa in Prague 10 which was once owned by writer Karel Čapek and his brother Josef. Included on the…
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František Křižík - a Czech engineer, entrepreneur and inventor
In this edition of Czech History, we look at the life and times of the electrical engineer František Křižík, whose Plzeň lamp took the gold medal at the World Fair in…
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Václav Havel gets space amongst greats in US Congress
The late Czech president, dissident and playwright Václav Havel was honoured by members of the US Congress on Wednesday. A bust of Mr Havel was unveiled at a ceremony in…
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A tale of two towns and their post-communist transformation
The Czech Republic is marking 25 years since the start of the Velvet Revolution which toppled the communist regime. The country has since undergone a dramatic…
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Gary Keith Griffin draws on own experiences of heady days of revolution for movie Listopad
Gary Keith Griffin is currently in Prague presenting his new Czech-language movie Listopad (November), which explores the Velvet Revolution from the perspective of young…
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Michael Žantovský on his new book “Havel”
Michael Žantovský is the author of a newly published book on the former Czech president simply entitled “Havel” available in both Czech and English. He is one of a few…
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Busy schedule of events in Prague and beyond on Velvet Revolution anniversary
Countless events across the Czech Republic – and indeed across the globe – are taking place over the next four days to mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution…
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New survey finds Velvet Revolution viewed favourably by most Czechs
A new public perceptions survey by the Public Opinion Research Centre (CVVM), conducted on the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, has revealed that around a sixth…
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25 years on from the environmental protests that preceded the Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution which toppled the communist regime in then Czechoslovakia began on November 17, 1989 with a student protest at Prague’s Národní třída. But a full…
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Vilém Prečan reflects on “The German Autumn in Prague, 1989”
In this week's Panorama, I am joined by Vilém Prečan, the chairman and founder of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre. Along with photographer Karel Cudlín, he is the co…
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Foreign ministry highlights more than 100 global events to mark Velvet Revolution anniversary
As the 25th anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution approaches, the Czech foreign ministry is putting its full weight behind a series of events taking place…
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