On this Day, in 1848: the Hungarian Revolution broke out against Habsburg absolutism
On March 15, 1848, inspired by the upheavals of 1848 in Paris and Vienna, the Hungarian Revolution broke out inContinue Reading
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On March 15, 1848, inspired by the upheavals of 1848 in Paris and Vienna, the Hungarian Revolution broke out inContinue Reading
On March 14, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence from then-Czechoslovakia and became a client state of Nazi Germany until theContinue Reading
Getting a scholarship is always welcome since this can be an opportunity to get some financial help for your studies.Continue Reading
On the night of March 10, 1948, Jan Masaryk, the son of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk and then Foreign Minister ofContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Memoir of Hungary 1944-1948, written by acclaimed writer Sándor Márai, provides a deep insight into the everydayContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – For International Women’s Day, an interview with Hana Stelzerová – Director of the Czech Women’s LobbyContinue Reading
On March 5, 1946, in one of the most famous orations of the Cold War, former British Prime Minister WinstonContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Emmanuel Ruben, a French author and geographer. He recently published On the Danube’s path (SurContinue Reading
On March 1, 1457, one of the oldest Protestant denominations in the world, the Moravian Church, formally known as theContinue Reading
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems and exploring the contemporary movie scene: every month, Kafkadesk’s CineClub brings you new insights and expertContinue Reading
On February 25, 1948, the Communist Party, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia, marking theContinue Reading
The first and only novel of Andrzej Bursa, Killing Auntie, tells the absurd story of a character who is all too familiarContinue Reading
On February 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto, one of the world’s most influential politicalContinue Reading
On February 20, 1846, inspired by the revolutionary ideals of the exiles who fled the Polish “Stolen Lands”, the KrakówContinue Reading
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems and exploring the contemporary movie scene: every month, Kafkadesk’s CineClub brings you new insights and expertContinue Reading