Category: History

Cool: Jaroslav Svelch’s “Gaming the Iron Curtain” book and companion website tell the story of video games in 1980s Czechoslovakia (Gaming the Iron Curtain) [Social Media Post]

Commies / History / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 February, 2019

Cool: Jaroslav Svelch’s “Gaming the Iron Curtain” book and companion website tell the story of video games in 1980s Czechoslovakia (Gaming the Iron Curtain) [Social Media Post]

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Jan Palach brought gun to Prague on day of 1968 invasion and considered shooting Russian soldiers, claims historian Petr Blazek (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

Commies / History / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

23 January, 2019

Jan Palach brought gun to Prague on day of 1968 invasion and considered shooting Russian soldiers, claims historian Petr Blazek (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

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Average price of Prague flat rental in 1989: 358 crowns/month; bottle of beer: 2.50 crowns (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Alcohol / Commies / History / Pivo / Real Estate / Social Media Posts

14 January, 2019

Average price of Prague flat rental in 1989: 358 crowns/month; bottle of beer: 2.50 crowns (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Czechs Abroad / Design / History / Social Media Posts

12 January, 2019

Good Read: How Czech glassmaker Karel “Charles” Bacik helped rescue Ireland’s iconic Waterford Crystal brand (Irish Echo) [Social Media Post]

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Archeologists find 7,000-year-old well near Brno, in path of planned D35 motorway (CT) [Social Media Post]

Driving / History / Local News / Social Media Posts

10 January, 2019

Archeologists find 7,000-year-old well near Brno, in path of planned D35 motorway (CT) [Social Media Post]

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Update: European Court rejects Andrej Babis’s appeal against Slovakia listing him as Commie agent (Source: Respekt) [Social Media Post]

Andrej Babis / Commies / History / Social Media Posts / Spies

11 December, 2018

Update: European Court rejects Andrej Babis’s appeal against Slovakia listing him as Commie agent (Source: Respekt) [Social Media Post]

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Prepare for war! Liechtenstein threatens to sue Czech Rep. over land seized following 1945’s Benes Decrees (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Foreigners / History / Politics / Social Media Posts

7 December, 2018

Prepare for war! Liechtenstein threatens to sue Czech Rep. over land seized following 1945’s Benes Decrees (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Nazi-era President Emil Hacha to feature on postage stamp issued by his birthplace, Trhove Sviny, South Bohemia (Denik) [Social Media Post]

History / Local News / Social Media Posts / WTF

29 November, 2018

Nazi-era President Emil Hacha to feature on postage stamp issued by his birthplace, Trhove Sviny, South Bohemia (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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Was mysterious chamber found in wall at Pardubice Region’s Svojanov castle used to brick someone up alive? (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Czech Tourism / History / Social Media Posts / Strange & Spooky

23 November, 2018

Was mysterious chamber found in wall at Pardubice Region’s Svojanov castle used to brick someone up alive? (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Cool: Demolition of abandoned Susice, Plzen Region hotel reveals trove of documents & photos from 1933 (Denik) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / History / Local News / Social Media Posts

22 November, 2018

Cool: Demolition of abandoned Susice, Plzen Region hotel reveals trove of documents & photos from 1933 (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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