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The Memory of the Nation (Paměť národa) project has for decades collected testimony from witnesses to major events in modern Czech history. This Autumn it plans to open its first brick-and-mortar multimedia institute, a kind of museum of totalitarianism. https://english.radio.cz/memory-nation-open-first-multimedia-institute-focusing-history-totalitarianism-8724784
Even Mice Belong in Heaven
On 21 August @edfilmfest will present the UK premiere of this new Czech animation film telling the story of a friendship between a little mouse and a fox who meet up in the animal paradise following an accident…
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The success of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) led by Igor Matovič in the 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia owed much to the crafting of an anti-corruption appeal combined with an effective campaign.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08883254211012765
Danube Limes refers to the military frontier of the former Roman Empire that follows the course of the Danube River from the German state of Bavaria through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22712059/another-unesco-world-heritage-site-in-slovakia-dates-back-to-the-roman-empire.html via @slovakspectator
Vihorlat, Prales Havešová, Rožok, Udava and Stužica – Bukovské Vrchy in Prešov Region were re-listed as sites of Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, originally inscribed in 2007. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22711147/five-beech-forests-localities-in-eastern-slovakia-entered-in-the-unesco-list.html via @slovakspectator
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Czech engineers developing robot for million dollar competition in Louisville Mega Cavern
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Engineers at the Czech Technical University in Prague are customising a Boston Dynamics-built robot with which they hope to win an upcoming competition in the US.
Drawing on data from a specially commissioned survey, we find that the success of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) led by Igor Matovič in the 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia owed much to the crafting of an anti-corruption appeal combined with an effective campaign. Both mobilization and conversion of voters, particularly through television and the leaders’ debates, in the months leading up to election day ensured OĽaNO won a quarter of the vote.![]()
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08883254211012765
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Party politics across Central and Eastern Europe has become less structured. Many of the divides that anchored political competition have waned in recent years,...
Nivy station prepares for opening
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The complex combining a bus station and a shopping centre should open by the end of September.
Photo gallery: Earthquake-proof Czech crystal chandelier unveiled at Los Angeles airport
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The new installation is meant to capture the romance of travel with ocean waves; it can withstand up to seven degrees on the Richter scale.
Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, and Františkovy Lázně are among 11 European spa towns added to the UNESCO list yesterday.
Czech Republic's "West Bohemian Spa Triangle" awarded UNESCO heritage status
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Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, and Františkovy Lázně are among 11 European spa towns added to the UNESCO list yesterday.