Why do ethnic conflicts in some parts of the world flare up so easily and
spread so fast? Is ethnic hate and intolerance contagious? Researchers from
the Czech Republic and Slovakia joined forces to try to find the answers to
The Golden Bull of Sicily, one of the founding documents of the mediaeval
Czech state, has gone on display at Prague Castle. The valuable artefact,
which is only rarely accessible to the public, is part of a major
Over 1,000 firefighters from around the country put on a spectacular show combining water hoses, coloured lights and music on the banks of the Vltava in Prague on Saturday evening. The event was held to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia.
From January till May Radio Prague listeners had the opportunity to hear
100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the
Czech Republic. And listeners from all over the world helped us to select
the best songs every week.
The importance of the Pittsburgh Agreement was recalled in an event at the
Czech Senate on Wednesday evening. Senate deputy chairman Jaroslav Kubera,
Slovak ambassador Peter Weiss and US ambassador Stephen B. King were among
The Russian embassy in Prague has denied that former WWII Red Army marshal
Ivan Konev took part in the planning of the 1968 Soviet Pact invasion of
Czechoslovakia to suppress the reformist communist movement in the country.
One hundred years ago this autumn, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk stood atop the
stairs of Independence Hall in Philadelphia – where both the American
Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were adopted – to
A couple wearing folk costumes in the Czech national colours dance at the
opening of the festival Re:publika in Brno. The event is one of many
celebrations this year of the centenary of the foundation of
Czechoslovakia.
