Czechoslovakia
Czech justice minister: plagiarism, sycophancy, lies, obstruction of justice
The story of Mrs Taťána Malá [the first name is popular in Russia, the surname means "Small"] is infuriating but what's "refreshin…
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Lidice anniversary: Klaus vs Sudetenland nuts
In May 1942, the Czechoslovak government in London decided that the "blonde beast" and one of the main architects of the holocaust, Reinhar…
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Supermarket math, supermodel, and a shorter day
I don't know what about you, but my policy is to count the total price of the goods that I buy in the shops - with the error not exceeding 3 perc…
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Squatters thrive in Prague
A few days ago, it looked like squatting was going extinct in the Czech Republic. Villa Milada (right on the picture, including one squatting guard …
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Battle of the Dukla pass: 70 years
Exactly 70 years ago, on October 6th, 1944, the Soviet and Czechoslovak troops finally reached the Dukla pass on the Slovak-Polish border. That was t…
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EU lawyers: Czech PM should return billions in subsidies
Conflict of interests is self-evident to everybody with a brain, Czech culture of the bending laws clashes with different EU habits Hours ago, Le Mon…
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Retromania in Lidl groceries
Products visually identical to those in communism are back Three months ago , I promoted (American-European and other) free trade in general and some…
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Santa Claus vs Baby Jesus
As you may know, it was Baby Jesus - or Ježíšek - who brought Christmas gifts to the Czech children for centuries. The people in Austria and at least…
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Endangered species: U.S. travel visa for Czechs
Czech prime minister Mirek Topolánek is visiting the U.S. and he has signed something that should have been signed a long time ago. Bush and Topoláne…
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ČNB finally notices that the Czech economy is overheated
Europe's first rate hike in many years Since the November 7th, 2013 anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, the Czech National Ban…
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Czech government wins confidence
230 days after the elections, a new Czech government led by Mirek Topolánek has won the confidence of the Parliament. The center-right government has…
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Liberation of Pilsen by the U.S. army: 65 years
It's been 65 years since the 16th Armored Division of General Patton's 3rd Army liberated my hometown. Also participating in the liberation o…
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By the 1930s, Western democratic nations should have loved Czechoslovakia
...they didn't and all of us paid the price once or twice... Tomorrow, on October 28th, it will be 100 years from the moment when Czechoslovakia …
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