Pavol Rankov is a writer, essayist, winner of many prizes, including the European Literary Prize and Angelus, and a teacher at Comenius University in Bratislava. He debuted in literature in 1995 with a collection of short stories, Over the Distance of Time.
A hot new market for river cruises appears to be families with kids. To meet the demand, tour company Tauck says it will be doubling its family-focused river sailings from 10 to 20 in 2017.
After a few slightly odd photos I bring you a trio of more conventional postcards. They show three views from the centre of Kosice, the second city of Slovakia, in the northeastern part of the country, near the borders with Hungary and Ukraine.
The British-US-French co-production of the war drama Anthropoid is
currently being shot in Prague. The film, based on the true story of two
Czechoslovak paratroopers sent to assassinate Acting Reich Protector
This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the Pay Now Cards market in the Czech Republic. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings, industry players in the Czech Republic.
Any list of the top five Czech novels since the fall of communism should
include The Sound of the Sundial by Hana Andronikova. This epic love story
takes us from pre-war Czechoslovakia to India and then back into the
A full-size replica of a Spitfire, the legendary fighter plane and symbol
of the Battle of Britain in WWII was unveiled at Hradčanské náměstí by
Prague Castle on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the return of
A number of ceremonies in Prague this week paid tribute to the 2,500
Czechoslovak pilots who flew with the RAF in WWII. Close to 500 of them
died in action. Those who came home received a hero’s welcome, but the
Police monitoring the situation on Czech roads on Friday registered an
increase of traffic on the D1 highway in the direction of Brno and the D2
from Bratislava and a major road to Vienna generated by visitors travelling
Slovakia appears to have won the beauty contest to be the site for a new
factory for luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover. Poland looks like it was in
second place with the Czech Republic in third. Details of the full deal and
