Blogs about: Czechoslovakia
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Jan Palach
Jan Palach was a student at Charles University in Prague that committed suicide in 1969 in protest against the invasion of the Soviet forces marking the end of the Prague Spring. His act of self-immol… more →
The ashes of communism
Students in receipt of the Czech Refugee Trust Fund
wrote 2 hours ago: Throughout the project on the University’s Slovakian & Czech connections, it was noted th … more →
Prague Will Play Matchmaker for Single Rail Riders
wrote 10 hours ago: Are you looking for love but spend all your free time commuting to and from work? Well if you live i … more →
Scotland's Relationship with England: is marriage the right metaphor?
wrote 1 day ago: My knowledge of Scotland is confined to a couple of cross-country visits nearly twenty years ago, an … more →
Bars
wrote 2 days ago: BARS Map of Bars County (Photo credit: Wikipedia) County in the Kingdom of Hungary, lying between th … more →
‘Experimental Psychosis’ and LSD Research in Communist Czechoslovakia
wrote 3 days ago: These images were produced by experimental subjects taking part in the ‘Experimental Psychosis’ proj … more →
Fruits in Czech
wrote 3 days ago: In case of typos or incorrect translation, please contact us. … more →
Profile: Peter Sis
wrote 5 days ago: With his layered and complicated picture books, children’s writer/illustrator Peter Sis has de … more →
The Wife's Role in the Marriage (and the husband has one too)
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wrote 6 days ago: I remember several years ago there was a man named Danny that came to church. Danny was from Czechos … more →
This Day in History: 5/14
wrote 6 days ago: BY KEHINDE OLALEYE On this day in history, in 1955, the international alliance known as the Warsaw P … more →
Radio Package - The Trekka - NZ' only manufactured car
wrote 6 days ago: Click here for an audio package (starts on minute 00:10:55) for Monocle Magazine’s radio about … more →
Holocaust survivor tells of war horrors
wrote 1 week ago: Published on 12/05/2013 Pupils at Wetherby High School learned of the horrors of World War T … more →
Brno, Czech: A tale of teeth, discovery and romance
wrote 1 week ago: No… its not Czechoslovakia; no its not in Eastern Europe, but apart from that, on the surface it … more →
Book dedication to my mother
wrote 1 week ago: Author dedicates book to mother Mom Ella at Selby Garden in Sarasota, Florida. I embarked on this jo … more →
Guest author Gladys Lawson. Blood Borne Connections
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wrote 1 week ago: I have an author guest today who will tell us all about her new novel. I came across her through my … more →
Holocaust survivor Iby Knill visits Barlby High School
wrote 1 week ago: STUDENTS at Barlby High School have been visited by an inspirational Holocaust survivor. Iby … more →
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis, Copyright 2007
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wrote 1 week ago: I think this may have been my favorite lit critique done for class. I’m stuck between this one and S … more →
Friends Around the World
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wrote 2 weeks ago: After I posted yesterday, I learned that Lucy T. Briggs was the daughter of Ellis O. Briggs; an Amba … more →
Vlado and Bambi
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wrote 2 weeks ago: When I first began to sort through the family papers, I found a little stuffed “Bambi”, … more →
B: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Milan Kundera It may seem strange to write about a book be … more →
