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Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto celebrates the diversity of footwear in the history of humankind

The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is the largest museum in the world entirely dedicated to the culture, traditions and styles of footwear.
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Jaroslav Foglar and his “Rapid Arrows”

Writer and youth movement activist Jaroslav Foglar left a deep trace in Czech popular culture. Besides more than 25 novels for children, Jaroslav Foglar is also the father…
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Jaroslav Foglar and his “Rapid Arrows”

Writer and youth movement activist Jaroslav Foglar left a deep trace in Czech popular culture. Besides more than 25 novels for children, Jaroslav Foglar is also the father…
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Prague festival shows new face of Iranian cinema

A festival of Iranian films held in Prague this week brings over two dozen feature films, shorts and documentaries to audiences in the Czech capital. Entitled Iran: A…
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Czech government pledges to bring the country back to the European mainstream

In its policy statement approved this week, the new centre-left government promises to bring the Czech Republic back to the EU mainstream, reaffirm its commitment to EU…
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The Café Louvre: a surviving jewel from Prague’s café heyday

Café society was a reality in Prague and many other Czech towns and cities during a golden era before the First World War and between the wars. There were hundreds of such…
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Prague’s Villa Bílek, “stronghold of a higher realm”, opens after renovation

Prague’s Villa Bílek, an intriguing piece of modern architecture, has opened to the public after two years of renovation. Designed by the Czech Art Nouveau artist…
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Klaus against no-fly zone in Libya Czech President Václav Klaus expressed his opposition to the idea of a no-fly zone being introduced over Libya, ahead of Friday’s…
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Brazilian-born journalist Fabiano Golgo on Czechs, censorship and being a provocateur

In this edition of One on One, Jan Richter’s guest is the Brazilian-born journalist Fabiano Golgo. When he first came to Prague nearly 15 years ago, he came as a cultural…
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The Republic of Žižkov, Pt. II: Palác Akropolis

Our weekly Spotlight programme features the places in the Czech Republic that you should know about; if you’re interested in Prague’s arts scene, cultural idiosyncrasies…
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Mikulov museum displays historic scientific instruments from town’s 380-year-old Piarist school

The Regional Museum in Mikulov, in southern Moravia, has opened an exhibition of historic scientific instruments once used at the town’s 380-year-old grammar school. The…
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Czechs in Afghanistan, Pt. XI: On the concrete island that the army calls home

For the last month we have focused on the humanitarian side of Czech activities in war-torn Afghanistan; today we move closer to the war itself. There are more than 500…
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Green Party’s ministers to remain in cabinet The Green Party will not withdraw its ministers from the caretaker cabinet, despite having serious reservations about the…
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Czechs mark seven hundred year old wedding anniversary

A 700-year old wedding is creating quite a stir in the Czech Republic. Exhibitions, lectures and a commemorative silver coin have all been lined up to mark the marriage…
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Welcome to Landek Park – the largest museum of mining in the Czech Republic

Two weeks ago in Spotlight we travelled to the centre of Ostrava, the capital of the Moravian-Silesian region, where a new industrial heritage site is going to open next…
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Exile government leader seeks autonomy, not independence, for Tibet The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, taking part in the 16th Forum 2000…
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Czeslaw Walek – Prague Pride’s first director and a lawyer by profession

Czeslaw Walek, who studied law with a focus on human rights, has been in the media a lot in recent weeks, due to his role as the director of the Prague Pride festival…
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Zlín - the town that Baťa built

In this edition of Spotlight,we visit the south-east Moravian town of Zlín, a city famous for its footwear and film industries as well as for its rich heritage of folk…
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Nicholas Kirke - the British entrepreneur who came to Prague in search of his father and founded a property empire

Our guest for One on One this week is Nicholas Kirke, a British-born property developer who has been operating in the Czech Republic since the early 1990s and whose La…
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Czech-U.S. relations dominated by visa, missile defense issues

Last week United States President George W. Bush announced plans to modify his nation's visa waiver program to raise the number of countries whose citizens can enter the U…
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US ambassador Richard Graber: "History will be the judge of whether or not American policy is right"

Early in June US President George W. Bush will visit the Czech Republic. The American Head of State will be meeting with his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus and other…
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Prague based CEE Bankwatch Network seeks to make EU banking institutions, funds, account for their actions

Tens of billions of euros flow through the European Union’s institutional banks, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment…
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Archa’s mission to spark “unusual encounters” says founder Ondřej Hrab on 20th anniversary of theatre’s opening

In the last two decades, Prague’s Archa Theatre has firmly established itself as the country’s foremost space for alternative drama, dance and music, hosting such…
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English “stands in” for Czech in first translation of Cimrman classic

For the first time ever, non-Czech audiences have the chance to get acquainted with Jára Cimrman, a unique phenomenon of Czech culture. The fictional character has enjoyed…
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The spy who spoke on camera: RINO explores fascinating tale of CIA mole Karel Koecher

One of the hottest tickets at this year’s Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival was main competition film RINO, a fascinating portrait of the only Communist mole…
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