Czechs have paid homage to the victims and remembered the Soviet-led
invasion of Czechoslovakia on the 49th anniversary of the event. A
traditional commemoration took place at Czech Radio’s Prague building,
Czech Radio has brought readers rare, as yet unpublished photographs of the
1968 Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. The photos were taken by
Polish geologist Leszek Sawicki who was attending a conference in Prague at
This August 21 marks the 49th anniversary of the Russian-led Warsaw Pact
invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Wenceslas Square in Prague has been a
pivotal location throughout Czech history, and that certainly applies to
DMJC writes: George Oldziey, the music composer from Wing Commander 3 and 4, is running a Kickstarter campaign to re-orchestrate the music from the venerable series . The Kickstarter is in its final week and has approximately $2000 left to go before it reaches it's goal.
Hungarian President Janos Ader on Sunday called for protecting the country's borders and stressed the importance of the legacy of Hungary's old founding kings.
Remember the Volkswagen Taigun ? The entry-level SUV that was reportedly canned last year ? Well, Wolfsburg must have thought its demise was premature, as development has been restarted on course for a 2020 market introduction, according to AutoBild .
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that he wants to replace the Education Minister Peter Plavcan, who is a member of junior coalition partner the Slovak National Party , over alleged mismanagement of EU subsidies in his department.
A crew began shooting a new film about Jan Palach on Saturday, directed by
Robert Sedláček, and due to be released next year on the 50th anniversary
of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Jan Palach was a student
A three-day exhibition in Prague dubbed Voayer shows 13 naked women mostly in submissive positions, some of whom the visitors, who must be over 18, can touch in gloves, to get people acquainted with less usual sexual practices, its organiser Mario Petreje told CTK before its opening on Thursday.
A new book by Czech historians specifies the number of victims of the 1968
Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia. According to the book, called
Occupation 1968 and its Victims, a total of 137 Czechs and Slovaks died as
