On April 5, 1945 the newly formed Czechoslovak government agreed on a
manifesto known as the Košice Programme. It clearly delineated the future
of the country as a Soviet ally – and can be seen as laying the
groundwork for the eventual Communist takeover in 1948.
On April 5, 1945 the newly formed Czechoslovak government agreed on a
manifesto known as the Košice Programme. It clearly delineated the future
of the country as a Soviet ally – and can be seen as laying the
groundwork for the eventual Communist takeover in 1948.
A number of leading politicians in the Czech Republic have hailed the
historic election of the pro-European Zuzana Čaputová as president of
Slovakia. Some others, however, have been cooler on Čaputová’s ascent
to Bratislava’s Grassalkovich Palace.
A number of leading politicians in the Czech Republic have hailed the
historic election of the pro-European Zuzana Čaputová as president of
Slovakia. Some others, however, have been cooler on Čaputová’s ascent
to Bratislava’s Grasslokovich Palace.
Some Czech politicians have expressed concern about the unity of the
Visegrad group following the election of lawyer Zuzana Čaputová
Slovakia’s next president.
The Slovak film By a Sharp Knife directed by Teodor Kuhn won the New Europe
competition section at the international Prague film festival Febiofest
which ended with a gala ceremony on Thursday night. The film is based on
Exactly 50 years ago today, the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team beat
the Soviets in the world championships for a second time, setting off a
series of celebrations – which soon turned into protests, at times
