Poland: Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair HQ feared of being turned into ‘Nazi theme park’
Warsaw, Poland – Turning sensitive historical sites into appealing and popular tourist attractions is a delicate and tricky endeavor, asContinue Reading
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Czech Republic issues special 20-crown coins to mark foundation of Czechoslovakia
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Central Bank (Česká národní banka) on Wednesday issued 30,000 sets of six special 20-crown coinsContinue Reading
Hungary: ‘Priceless’ antique gold treasure unearthed in former Jewish ghetto
Budapest, Hungary – The owners of a house located in the small town of Keszthely, nearly 200 km southwest ofContinue Reading
Trump to visit Poland for World War II commemorations
Warsaw, Poland – According to local daily Rzeczpospolita, U.S. President Donald Trump could be planning a two-day visit to Poland atContinue Reading
Prague hosts first Madame Tussauds wax museum in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – On Friday, the famous London-born wax figure museum Madame Tussauds opened a new branch in Prague,Continue Reading
‘Cold War’ star Tomasz Kot to play Nikola Tesla in new biopic
Warsaw, Poland – Polish actor Tomasz Kot, star of the critically-acclaimed movie Cold War, will play Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla in aContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman will once again head to Moscow next year to attend the VictoryContinue Reading
Lviv: A slice of Poland in Ukraine
Lviv, Ukraine – As one looks at a map of Europe from before the dawn of the Great War, oneContinue Reading
How Polish culture became an essential part of the Chicago lifestyle
Chicago, United States – Chicago is internationally recognized as a city of immigrants, including through its “sanctuary city” status. FromContinue Reading
Bratislava could host Trump-Putin meeting this summer
Bratislava, Slovakia – The quiet, laid-back capital of Slovakia could soon become the focus of international attention with a high-profileContinue Reading
The Good Soldier Švejk, jolly symbol of Czech panache and resistance
Prague, Czech Republic – If you wander through the numerous gift and souvenir shops scattered around Prague’s Old Town you’llContinue Reading
The Trianon treaty and Hungary’s identity crisis
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
How four Polish women used urine to send coded messages out of concentration camp
Warsaw, Poland – Polish women held at the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany sent coded messages using urine to report theContinue Reading
The Czech origins of America’s dwindling Dance Halls
Prague, Czech Republic – Somewhere in Texas tonight, someone is two-stepping across the hardwood floor of one the state’s numerousContinue Reading
Poland’s patriotic Muslim community
Article published in EL PAÍS by María Hervás. Copyright: María Hervás/EL PAÍS poland muslim community Numbering around 3.000 in the entireContinue Reading
A land without a country: Literary myths of rural Poland
Polish identity has long been shaped by its relation to its lands, and nature has always been a key aspectContinue Reading
The ups and downs of Hungarians’ integration in Slovakia
Slovakia has many minorities living within its borders, from the historic Hungarian community in the south, to Ruthenians in theContinue Reading
‘Poland: The Royal Tour’ featuring Polish Prime Minister premieres in the United States
Warsaw, Poland – The much anticipated edition dedicated to Poland of “The Royal Tour” documentary series premiered earlier this week inContinue Reading
Czech Republic vs. Czechia: A linguistic riddle
Prague, Czech Republic – It has already been more than five years since the Czech Republic adopted “Czechia” as itsContinue Reading
Polish diplomat named Righteous Among the Nations for his actions during World War II
Warsaw, Poland – On Tuesday, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, declared Konstanty Rokicki, the Polish viceContinue Reading