History
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Jan Urban: I returned to Czechoslovakia a day before the 1968 invasion
This August 21 marks the 49th anniversary of the Russian-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Wenceslas Square in Prague has been a pivotal location…
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Historians pin down number of 1968 invasion victims
A new book by Czech historians specifies the number of victims of the 1968 Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia. According to the book, called Occupation 1968 and its…
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Gay under Communism: Part 2
Under Communism, being gay or lesbian was essentially taboo and many still preferred to live with the secret rather than come out. In this second part of a story begun on…
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Gay under Communism: Part 1
Under Communism, being gay or lesbian was essentially taboo. Homosexuality was de-criminalized in the former Czechoslovakia from 1962, a lot earlier than in many west…
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Memories sought to give personal perspective on Czech history
A travelling exhibition called the National Chronicle is now on display at the Václav Havel Square besides Prague’s National Theatre. It presents the outcomes of a project…
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Jubilant return of Czechoslovak RAF men commemorated 72 years on
A remembrance ceremony is being held in Prague on Monday early evening marking the 72nd anniversary of the return of Czechoslovak aviators who served with Britain’s RAF…
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Czechoslovak paratrooper Jaroslav Klemeš dies at the age of 95
Brigadier General Jaroslav Klemeš, the last Czechoslovak paratrooper flown into the Protectorate during World War II, has died. Defence Minister Martin Stropnický…
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Culture minister: sale of Lety pig farm is “done deal”
Czech Culture Minister Daniel Herman has announced an important breakthrough in the government’s efforts to secure the buy-out of an offensive pig farm in Lety, South…
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“There are three ghosts here, three ghosts and a unicorn” – tracing haunted Prague with Raymond…
One attraction for visitors to Prague is the city’s unusually rich history of magic and alchemy. The Czech capital also has more than its fair share of haunted places –…
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Three former Communist secret police officers charged for their role in infamous Asanace campaign
The police have charged three former members of the Communist era secret police, the StB, for their role in Asanace, an infamous clearance campaign aimed at getting…
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Culture Minister says buyout of controversial pig farm at Lety only weeks away
The country’s culture minister, Daniel Herman, has said that the government could buy out a controversial pig farm in Lety, South Bohemia, in a matter of weeks. If…
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“My granny always called them ‘the boys’” – how Kubiš and Gabčík were taken in by England’s Ellison…
Just over 75 years after their deaths, Sunday will see the unveiling of a monument to the Operation Anthropoid heroes Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík in the small English…
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