Czech Republic to compensate forced sterilisation of Roma women
Prague, Czech Republic – The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved a bill to financially compensate Roma women victimsContinue Reading
Tag: Czechoslovakia
Super Slovaks: the Great Escapes of Gerta Vrbová
Bratislava, Slovakia – A new Slovak film, The Auschwitz Report, has been released and will be playing in cinemas across EuropeContinue Reading
Interview: “Slovakia needs to recognize its diaspora”
Our Sunday interview with Zuzana Palovic, co-founder of the Bratislava-based NGO Global Slovakia. We talk Slovakia’s place and brand inContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1942: Operation Anthropoid was carried out by Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš
On May 27, 1942, the British-trained Slovak and Czech operatives Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš ambushed the car of the notorious “Butcher ofContinue Reading
Iconic Czechoslovak bullet train goes on display after restoration
Prague, Czech Republic – The legendary Czechoslovak bullet train known as the Slovak Arrow (Slovenská Strela) has been restored toContinue Reading
Super Slovaks: Alexander Dubcek and “socialism with a human face”
Bratislava, Slovakia – To some, Alexander Dubcek is the greatest of all Slovaks. He is certainly one of the mostContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1974: Prague Metro officially went into operation
On May 9, 1974, the mostly Russian-built Prague Metro officially went into operation in the capital city of then Czechoslovakia.Continue Reading
On this Day, in 1945: the Prague uprising ended six years of German occupation
On May 8, 1945, in the last moments of the war in Europe, the Prague uprising ended six years ofContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1919: M. R. Štefánik was killed in a tragic plane crash near Bratislava
On May 4, 1919, the plane carrying Milan Rastislav Štefánik, one of the founding fathers of Czechoslovakia, crashed near BratislavaContinue Reading
Putin’s “Warsaw Pact” slip of the tongue draws anger and mockery
Warsaw, Poland – In his annual state of the union address, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly referred to the ColdContinue Reading
CineClub: Closely Watched Trains (1966), by Jiří Menzel
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 this Day, in 1990: John Paul II became the first pope to visit Prague
On April 21, 1990, Polish-born Pope John Paul II came to Prague for a 2-day visit shortly after the fallContinue Reading
CineClub: The Shop on Main Street (1965), by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos
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 this Day, in 1939: Slovakia declared its independence to side with Nazi Germany
On March 14, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence from then-Czechoslovakia and became a client state of Nazi Germany until theContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1948: Jan Masaryk was found dead in mysterious circumstances
On the night of March 10, 1948, Jan Masaryk, the son of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and then Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia,Continue Reading
On this Day, in 1948: the Communist Party took power in Czechoslovakia
On February 25, 1948, the Communist Party, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia, marking theContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1848: Marx and Engels’ Communist Manifesto was published
On February 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto, one of the world’s most influential politicalContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1965: Beat poet Allen Ginsberg paid a legendary impromptu visit to Prague
On February 18, 1965, American poet and leading figure of the Beat Generation Allen Ginsberg landed in Prague for anContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1991: the Visegrád Group was formed by Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland
On February 15, 1991, the Visegrád Declaration was signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, officially founding theContinue Reading
Czecho(Slovakia): The best football team never to win the World Cup?
Football crazy, football mad. Now it might be drunken speculation, but could the national football teams representing the countries comprisingContinue Reading