Society
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Court to hear appeal in “Wallachian Kingdom” dispute
The high court in the North Moravian city of Olomouc will hear an appeal on Tuesday in the long-running dispute over the fictional Kingdom of Wallachia. Moravian Wallachia…
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Surprise verdict returns land confiscated after war
Under the post-war Beneš decrees, Czechoslovakia’s ethnic Germans lost both their citizenship and their property. Among them were the Walderodes, an aristocratic family…
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Seniors’ rights discussed in wake of care home abuse scandal
In July, the paper Mladá fronta Dnes exposed neglect and abuse in a care home for the elderly in Prague. This Tuesday, the minister for human rights Džamila Stehlíková met…
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Czech-born shoe magnate Thomas J. Baťa dies at 93
The famous Czech-born industrialist Thomas J. Baťa has died in Toronto, Canada, just a few weeks short of his 94th birthday. Mr Baťa was the former head of one of the…
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Antonín Kratochvíl – Part 1
Antonín Kratochvíl is one of the greatest contemporary Czech photographers. Known for both his celebrity portraits and photojournalism, he is said to have won World Press…
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Antonín Kratochvíl – Part 2
Before he ever picked up a camera, the internationally renowned Czech photographer Antonín Kratochvíl led a colourful life to say the least. After escaping from…
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Vietnamese community to build Prague’s first Buddhist temple
The Vietnamese make up one of the largest ethnic minorities in this country, many of them running clothes markets and more recently grocery stores in Czech towns and…
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Competing predictions for demographic future of the Czech Republic
Two very different predictions have come to light about the Czech Republic’s long-term demographic future. One version predicts a growing population, the other predicts…
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Kde domov můj?
I always found it quite funny that the main verse of the Czech national anthem, Kde domov můj is not a statement – where my home is, but rather a question, where is my…
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: Insight Central Europe comes to an end; listeners’ response to the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion and Radio Prague’s broadcasts…
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Magazine
In this week’s Magazine find out how a modern art exhibit shocked newly-weds in Pardubice; a growing number of Czechs are lining up for cosmetic surgery; Czech gym…
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Czech president pardons man who tried to sell his hip
In recent days, an unusual story has emerged about a man allegedly trying to sell the Czech president’s removed hipbone on an online auction site. Now, in the latest twist…
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