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Politics and History

Czech Politics, Characters and Historic Events

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Operation Anthropoid

Operation Anthropoid

  • 29th December 2017
  • Jason
  • Politics and History, Prague Attractions
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Operation Anthropoid Last Updated: with views The Beginning In October 1941 after three years of occupation the exiled Czechoslovak government in England decided that a show of strength was required. Operation Anthropoid was a World War 2 military operation with…

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The Czechoslovakia Velvet Divorce

The Czechoslovakia Velvet Divorce

  • 15th December 2017
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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The Czechoslovakia Velvet Divorce Last Updated: with views. Intro It's one of those historical quirks that the Velvet Revolution was associated with a smooth transition from Communism to Democracy but not so many people heard about the Velvet Divorce. January…

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Havel’s Place

Havel’s Place

  • 24th January 2017
  • Jason
  • Inspirational, Politics and History
  • 2 Comments

Havel's Place Last Updated: with views A Unique Piece of Street Furniture Havel's Place is a memorial dedicated to Václav Havel, the last Czechoslovak President and First President of the Czech Republic. It's not just in Prague. A "Havel's Place"…

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Jan Palach – Icon

Jan Palach – Icon

  • 16th January 2017
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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The Story of Jan Palach Last Updated: with views Always Remembered It's January 16th and thoughts will turn to an event which happened on this day in 1969. The story must begin in the January of 1968 with the election…

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Klement Gottwald – First Communist President Of Czechoslovakia

Klement Gottwald – First Communist President of Czechoslovakia

  • 7th December 2016
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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Klement Gottwald Last Updated: with views Man for NOT All People Unlike the first three Presidents Tomas Masaryk, Edvard Benes and Emil Hacha, who trained as philosophers and lawyers, Klement Gottwald was considered a man of the people as his…

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Vaclav Havel – Man For The People

Vaclav Havel – Man for the People

  • 4th December 2016
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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Vaclav Havel Last Updated: with views A Life in Brief When I came to Prague in June 1996, the Czech Republic had only been in existence for three and a half years and Vaclav Havel was still in his first…

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Edvard Benes – Second President Of Czechoslovakia

Edvard Benes – Second President of Czechoslovakia

  • 30th November 2016
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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Edvard Benes Last Updated: with views A Good Man in a Bad Time Edvard Benes (pronunced Benesh) worked alongside Tomas Masaryk in the creation and ultimately the governing of the new sovereign state of Czechoslovakia. Edvard Benes became the longest…

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Tomas Masaryk – First President Of Czechoslovakia

Tomas Masaryk – First President of Czechoslovakia

  • 30th November 2016
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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Tomas Masaryk Last Updated: with views The Founding Father What an amazing life this guy had and it can be divided into three very distinct parts. Firstly, his fight to raise himself from the poor land he was born into.…

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So You Think You Know About The Velvet Revolution

So You Think You Know About the Velvet Revolution

  • 29th November 2016
  • Jason
  • Politics and History
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Velvet Revolution Last Updated: with views The Path Less Travelled You'll have read that the Velvet Revolution started on International Students Day i.e. November 17th 1989 but, it started well before that. Actually you have to go back 50 years…

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