Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:24:19 +0200The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences - still building bridges between Czechs at home and abroad after 46 yearshttps://english.radio.cz/czechoslovak-society-arts-and-sciences-still-building-bridges-between-czechs-8088344© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalIn the days of communism the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, the SVU, was one of the most important emigre organizations and one that was despised by the regime. It was founded by exiles in 1958 to provide a forum for the free development of Czech and Slovak culture abroad, away from the stifling restrictions back home. It also struggled to prevent Czechoslovakia from fading from international awareness in the shadow of the Iron Curtain. Today the Society is still going strong and Radio Prague's director, Miroslav Krupicka, has just returned from its annual gathering:encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kongres_svu_0.jpg?timestamp=1590301484 The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences - still building bridges between Czechs at home and abroad after 46 years https://english.radio.cz/czechoslovak-society-arts-and-sciences-still-building-bridges-between-czechs-8088344 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9