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
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On February 15, 1991, the Visegrád Declaration was signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, officially founding theContinue Reading
On January 6, 1977, motivated by the arrest of members of the psychedelic band Plastic People of the Universe, theContinue Reading
On November 17, 1989, riot police suppressed a student demonstration in Prague, sparking the “Velvet Revolution,” which toppled the Communist regime of CzechoslovakiaContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – “Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred,” goes one of the most famous statements byContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with René Georg Vasicek, born in Austria just shortly after his parents defected from Czechoslovakia followingContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Charles IV, the 14th-century king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, is the most significant figureContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Former anti-Communist dissident, playwright and head of state Vaclav Havel is the most popular President inContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova was awarded the European Prize for Political Culture in recognition of her commitmentContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Zuzana Caputova, who was sworn in as Slovakia’s new president less than a month ago, took aimContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Zuzana Caputova, who was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president on Saturday, will go onContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – On Wednesday, the city of Prague officially inaugurated a street to pay tribute to Pawel Adamowicz, theContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – This week, Myanmar state councilor Aung San Suu Kyi was on an official three-day visit inContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Myanmar’s state councilor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off a one-weekContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech capital is planning to pay tribute to the former mayor of Gdansk, murdered earlierContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Overthrowing the all-powerful German neighbor, China became in 2010 the first market of Škoda, the CzechContinue Reading