Russian invasion to continue until Polish border, says Tolstoy descendant
Warsaw, Poland – The Russian invasion of Ukraine will not stop until it reaches Poland, according to Pyotr Tolstoy, theContinue Reading
Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The Russian invasion of Ukraine will not stop until it reaches Poland, according to Pyotr Tolstoy, theContinue Reading
On March 17, 1713, Slovak highwayman and “Robin Hood” robber Juraj Jánošík was executed at the age of 25, soonContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – If you’ve been racking your brain to figure out where in the world is Kaer Morhen orContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Polish director Agnieszka Holland has reportedly been working on a movie on the life of Prague’sContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A new bilingual book, published in both Italian and English, looks at the legacy of CzechContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The former holiday home of writer Bohumil Hrabal is expected to be bought by the CzechContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian academic and activist Dorottya Rédai, who spearheaded the development of the children’s book A FairyContinue Reading
On September 4, 1809, one of the “Three Bards” of Polish literature, Polish Romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki was born inContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Franz Kafka Prize 2020 was awarded to Milan Kundera and handed to his Czech translatorContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The drawings of world-famous writer Milan Kundera have gone on display at the Czech Centre inContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – To some, Alexander Dubcek is the greatest of all Slovaks. He is certainly one of the mostContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Netflix adaptation of the classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western FrontContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Memoir of Hungary 1944-1948, written by acclaimed writer Sándor Márai, provides a deep insight into the everydayContinue 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 18, 1965, American poet and leading figure of the Beat Generation Allen Ginsberg landed in Prague for anContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Despite being a relatively small country with a scarcely spoken language, Hungarians have a notably large numberContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic- World-renowned Czech writer Milan Kundera has been designated as this year’s laureate of the Franz Kafka Prize,Continue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – A new digital-first press released the first-ever English translation of Konstanty Buszczyński’s Impressions of America, the 1916Continue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – If you came of age during the Cold War, wanting to know what living was like behindContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – The quintessential Romantic musician and artist, Hungarian-born Franz Liszt was arguably the most brilliant piano virtuoso ofContinue Reading