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Blood in Bohemia: the massacre of the Slavníkovci clan in 995
In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, we explore the violent destruction of the Slavníkovci clan and what it reveals about power in early Bohemia.
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Blood in Bohemia: the violent legend of the Maidens’ War
In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, we explore the Maidens’ War—a violent Czech myth about power, gender, and bloodshed.
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Blood in Bohemia: the killing of Saint Wenceslas and the birth of a legend
In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, we explore the murder of Saint Wenceslas and how it became a defining moment in Czech history.
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Blood in Bohemia: a new Czechast series explores the darkest chapters of Czech history
Blood in Bohemia, a special Czechast series, sees Vít Pohanka and Rob Cameron explore the most violent turning points in Czech history.
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Nymburk pair to pedal 850km down Elbe to North Sea in plastic bottle boat
Two local boys from Nymburk – about 50km east of Prague – will set out on an unusual journey at the end of June; peddling almost a thousand kilometres down the River Elbe…
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Key StB agent who masterminded 'fake' border posts dies aged 92
The death has been announced of the man suspected of being behind one of the most perfidious plots hatched by Czechoslovakia’s Communist secret police, the StB. Shortly…
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Elbe-Oder-Danube canal – logistic dream or megalomanic nightmare?
The tug-of-war continues over one of the most ambitious construction projects ever imagined, the building of a canal linking three of Europe’s mightiest rivers – the Elbe…
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Czech NGOs consider humanitarian aid for embattled Ukraine
Events in Ukraine have repercussions across the wider region; neighbouring countries, like Slovakia, are already preparing for the potential arrival of refugees, and…
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‘Godfather’ Rittig arrested as police probe Prague transport ticket scam
Police made a key arrest on Thursday as they try and unravel a convoluted case involving the company that runs Prague’s metro, trams and buses. Each time anyone buys a…
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Dvořák goes global as Czech opera gets ‘Live from Met’ premiere
A little bit of music history will be made on Saturday when Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka will become the first Czech opera to be broadcast live from New York’s Metropolitan…