Translator, literary scholar and historical sociologist Martin Tharp’s
current research focuses on the working-class counterculture of post-1968
Czechoslovakia. He finds that – dissident groups such as Charter 77 aside
Translator, literary scholar and historical sociologist Martin Tharp’s
current research focuses on the working-class counterculture of post-1968
Czechoslovakia. He finds that – dissident groups such as Charter 77 aside
The Czech Republic have beaten Switzerland 5:4 in their final group game at
the World Ice Hockey Championships in Slovakia. The Swiss opened the
scoring but the Czechs pulled ahead. However, Switzerland then evened the
The Czech Republic beat Austria 8:0 in the Ice Hockey World Championship in
Bratislava on Sunday. In a dominant Czech performance Dominik Kubalík, Jan
Kolář and Radek Fakse scored one goal each and added two assists. Michal
Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson has denied claims that he was a Cold War spy
who passed confidential government files to Communist Czechoslovakia in the
1960s.
A plaque was recently unveiled in Prague honouring one of the modest heroes
who were instrumental in organising the evacuations of hundreds of Jewish
women and children out of Czechoslovakia before the onset of World War II,
This May marks the centenary of the birth of Ladislav Sitenský, among the
most celebrated Czech photographers of the 20th century. He’s perhaps
best known today for his iconic World War II work documenting the Nazi
The Czech Republic lost 3:0 to Russia at the World Ice Hockey Championships
in Slovakia on Monday evening. Coach Miloš Říha’s team had scored 12
goals in their first two games in the tournament, in which they beat Sweden
In keeping with tradition, the annual Prague Spring classical music
festival kicked off on Sunday with a rendition of Bedřich Smetana’s epic
cycle Má vlast, or My Country, which portrays the history, legends and
