New Hungarian National Curriculum causes controversy
Budapest, Hungary – A decrease in the number of compulsory lessons a week from 35 to 34 in years 9-12, theContinue Reading
Tag: History
Czech Republic’s Nobel Prize laureates in history
Prague, Czech Republic – From turn-of-the-century pacifist activism to groundbreaking scientific discoveries whose impact can still be felt today, here’sContinue Reading
Yad Vashem apologizes for inaccurate map shown at Holocaust forum
Warsaw, Poland – Israeli Holocaust memorial centre Yad Vashem apologized earlier this week for “errors” and “inaccuracies” shown on aContinue Reading
Poland’s Nobel Prize in Literature laureates in history
Warsaw, Poland – Last year, Olga Tokarczuk became the sixth Polish writer in history to receive the Nobel Prize inContinue Reading
Interview: “There is so much about Czech and Slovak history that lends itself to the espionage genre”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with James Silvester, a British writer and author of a fascinating series of spy thrillers setContinue Reading
Interview: A behind-the-scenes look at the former Eastern bloc’s secret police under communism
With the fall of the Iron Curtain at the end of 1989 came the collapse of the communist regimes ofContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman confirms V-Day presence in Moscow, pulls out of China trip
Prague, Czech Republic – In an interview with local outlet Blesk.cz, Czech President Milos Zeman confirmed he will attend theContinue Reading
The path of an exiled writer: Joseph Conrad and Poland
A lot of Polish celebrities and historical figures, known all around the world, share a strange similarity: their names doContinue Reading
‘Behind the Iron Curtain’ book launch to celebrate Velvet Revolution anniversary in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – After the success of their Bratislava workshop at the end of last year, Drs Zuzana PalovicContinue Reading
Interview: “Slovakia is still searching for its identity and purpose in the world”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova, respectively the founder and co-director of ‘Global Slovakia’, a Bratislava-basedContinue Reading
Henryk Sienkiewicz, the literary soul of an embattled Polish nation
Olga Tokarczuk’s recognition in October put the spotlight on Polish literature— and especially its former Nobel Prize laureates. If PolandContinue Reading
The politicization of appointments in Poland’s academic sphere
Michał Bilewicz has now been waiting for more than a year for Polish President Andrzej Duda to officially approve hisContinue Reading
Charles IV voted most influential figure in Czech history
Prague, Czech Republic – Charles IV, the 14th-century king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, is the most significant figureContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary among the most anti-Semitic countries in Europe, says latest survey
Warsaw, Poland – The latest global survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an international Jewish non-governmental organisation based inContinue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Krakow after being rejected by Vienna
Krakow, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading