Prague’s historically working-class Žižkov district is perhaps best known today for its abundance of pubs (even by Czech standards) and colossal TV Tower – once voted the world’s second ugliest building. Lesser-known is the rich cultural history of what some natives proclaim the “Independent Republic of Žižkov”. Two of its proudest sons, Jaroslav and Miroslav Čvančara, have just published a sweeping illustrated book about the Prague 3 district, literally filling in the historical picture.
One of the highlights of this year’s Jihlava festival of documentary films was the Czech premiere of Kings of Šumava…
The Romany singer Ida Kelarová and her Chavorenge Children’s Choir together with musicians from the Czech Philharmonic…
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the Ministry of Culture will designate seven sites as ‘national…
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, an eclectic group of musicians based in the United States has…
This week marks 60 years since the foundation of the legendary Semafor theatre in Prague, established by the song…
The 23rd edition of the annual Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival gets underway on Thursday evening. Over…
Ondřej Sekora is perhaps best-known as the author of the beloved cartoon character Ferda Mravenec or Ferdy the Ant. But…
In a book just out, the renowned Czech author and illustrator Renáta Fučíková tells the story of Czechs in North…
The National Library of Israel has started digitising a long-lost batch of archival materials, belonging to Franz Kafka…
Prague’s historically working-class Žižkov district is perhaps best known today for its abundance of pubs...
One of the highlights of this year’s Jihlava festival of documentary films was the Czech premiere of...
The Romany singer Ida Kelarová and her Chavorenge Children’s Choir together with musicians from the Czech...
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the Ministry of Culture will designate seven...
What happened in the realm of fine art at the very beginning of the Czech…
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in moderate geographical…
During the last decade, Czech science has made many revolutionary discoveries…
The Czech language belongs to the group of West Slavic languages. From another…
Czech industrial production has a long tradition, and many products are known…
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