VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Take a trip down memory lane to Prague in 1993
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A video from MTV captures colorful Prague and its kooky music scene almost three decades ago.
Prague's newest mural is a statement from a Ukrainian artist
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Chasing the Red Demon by Ukrainian artist Aec Interesni Kazki depicts the struggle against Soviet Communism, which parallels today's Russian aggression.
Prague uncovered: Depeche Mode’s 1988 Prague concert began a ‘revolution’
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The British electro-pop band’s first Czech show was a last-minute substitution, and authorities prepared for the worst.
On this day in 1958: Czechia gives the world its first multimedia experience
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Laterna Magika weathered the political storms of the previous era and is still innovating.
Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Covid caused significant increase in healthcare costs, Czechia donates chemical warfare equipment to Ukraine, communist daily paper stops printing.
Retro museum to showcase Czechoslovak life in the 1970s and ’80s
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The fourth floor of Prague’s Kotva department store will be home to thousands of items from the Normalization era.
Czech speed skater Sáblíková wins a bronze medal in Beijing
Plus: Prague Castle investigation launched, Roma leader demands sacking of Czech ombudsman, and Czech anti-Covid protestors accused of terrorism.
45 years on, Charter 77 continues to fight for human rights in the Czech Republic
The anti-Communist document drawn up by Havel and other dissidents is celebrating its 45th anniversary this month.
Jan Palach: Honoring a Czech martyr through public art and film
The student protester died 53 years ago this week after setting himself on fire on Wenceslas Square in 1969.
Wisdom underfoot: Manhole covers on Kampa quote underground artists
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Fourteen iron covers in the sidewalk recall the words of Czech poets plus French artist Marcel Duchamp.
Vinohrady honors freedom fighter Milada Horáková with new plaque
Horáková, who was executed in 1950, grew up in Prague’s Vinohrady district not far from náměstí Míru.
Why unrest in Kazakhstan strikes a nerve in the Czech Republic
Czech politicians have come out on the side of protestors in Kazakhstan, comparing the intervention of Russian forces to the Prague Spring.
On this day: A Žižkov protest sparked the downfall of communism in Czechoslovakia
For reasons that are still not clear, local Communist authorities gave a permit to Havel and his friends to hold a public anti-government demonstration.
Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, December 2, 2021
Gay kiss cut from Czech screenings of Cinderella remake, Prague named the world's seventh best city for expats, leading Communist-era dissident Uhl dies.
Café Slavia ready to welcome back bohemian crowds after renovation
The legendary café, which was a favorite haunt of Czech artists during the Communist era, has now reopened with a new focus on local guests.
Radio Free Europe began its Czechoslovak service 70 years ago, offering news throughout the Cold War
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The last Czech broadcast was almost 20 years ago, but the impact of the transmissions lives on.
Police end new inquiry in Jan Masayrk's death without reaching a conclusion
The then-foreign minister fell from a window in 1948 under unexplained circumstances shortly after the communist coup.
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