Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Spa Past

Certain buildings in Mariánské Lázne still retain some of their Bohemian grandeur, from when the spa town then known as Marienbad was a ...

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Victims Of Communism

There are several statues, monuments and informal crosses thoughout Prague that commemorate the ...

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Opening Up

Over the years, we saw Prague transition from austere Soviet ...

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The Dangers Of Iron Curtain Tourism

In 1962, the Sovietization of Eastern Europe was at its height. It was hard enough to get into Czechoslovakia (we had to wait three hours at the border), but getting out was where ...

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Stalin's Cursed Statue

It took more than five years to build Prague's gigantic Stalin Monument, which was eventually unveiled in 1955. And only ...

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The Jewish Ghetto And Its Phantom Opera

Nazis used a Czech military fortress to hold Jewish prisoners during World War II. Yet somehow &a...