Society
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DVD series resurrects 1950s Czechoslovak Socialist Realist films
Filmy patří lidu (Films Belong to the People) is the title of a series of Socialist Realist pictures that have been released on DVD in the Czech Republic in recent months…
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Senators push to reinstate Good Friday as public holiday
For Christians, Good Friday is one of the most important holidays of the year – and in many countries of the world, it is observed as a public holiday. In the Czech…
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Exhibition highlights benefits of recycling for schools, ordinary viewers
This Thursday saw the opening of a new exhibition in Prague focusing on the benefits of recycling. The Czechs are among the best in Europe when it comes to the recovery…
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After 160 years of service the telegram bows out
In what some describe as the end of an era, the Czech Postal Service on Wednesday ended a 160-year-long practice of delivering telegrams. While in the 1930s Czechs sent…
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Czech flag turns 90
On Tuesday, March 30th the Czech flag was more in evidence than usual – the state symbol turned 90. The red, white and blue flag with its simple geometric pattern was…
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Prague fined for bungled Charles Bridge renovation
The renovation of Charles Bridge, one of Prague’s most significant landmarks, has been hampered by serious mistakes, some of which are irreversible. That’s the verdict of…
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The rise and fall of the King of Comedians, Vlasta Burian
For all the funny people who have contributed to a century of Czech filmmaking, the title “King of Comics” belongs to only one. Vlasta Burian would be 119 years old next…
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85,000 join Facebook campaign against voluntary Romani lessons in schools
There’s been an unexpectedly negative reaction to a proposal by the Education Ministry to offer voluntary classes in Romani – the language of the country’s 300,000 Roma or…
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Police: methamphetamine and marijuana remain top drug-related issues
The Czech Republic has been dubbed the drug haven of the east because of its liberal legislation and generally tolerant attitude to drugs. But according to the annual…
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Proposal seeks to include right to adopt in registered partnership legislation
The Green Party has recently brought forward a proposal to change legislation so that gay and lesbian individuals in the Czech Republic who live in a registered…
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FAMU dean Pavel Jech: sometimes it’s too easy to make a film here
The Czech Film and Television Academy, or FAMU, has been educating filmmakers for over 60 years. Among its students were such personalities of Czech and international…
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Earth Hour sees Brno veiled in darkness, but in Prague lights blaze on
Millions of people, institutions and town halls around the globe joined forces in calling for action on climate change on Saturday evening by switching off their lights…
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