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Current Affairs46th Zlin children's film festival underway
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival may attract the most glamour
and media attention but it is far from being the only film festival here
in the Czech Republic. Indeed, while this year's Karlovy Vary will be the
41st, the Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth - which
got underway on Sunday - is being held for the 46th time. Coilin O'Connor
is in the south Moravian town for the festival. He told me all about it.
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Current AffairsBush compares fall of communism to democratic elections in Iraq and sends his regards to Vaclav Havel
On Thursday, the US President, George Bush, visited Bratislava to hold one
of the most anticipated meetings during his five-day trip to Europe. Mr
Bush met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and with the backing of
his advisors and senior politicians back home and in Europe called on the
Russian president to reassert his commitment to democracy in Russia. Mr
Bush also met with Slovak politicians, addressed a crowd of several
thousand that had gathered on Hviezdoslav Square in Bratislava, and met
various other people, including former Czechoslovak dissidents.
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Current AffairsSlovakia proudly hosts Bush-Putin summit, US President to meet Czech 'Freedom Fighters'
"You can imagine how happy and proud I am now because it will be the
first time that Slovakia hosts the US President and this is more than a
clear signal that Slovakia is an ally of the United States. I am sure that
this is a very strong message not only for the Slovak people but also for
all new democracies in the region." The Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas
Dzurinda, proudly representing the country chosen by US President George
Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin to host their landmark meeting.
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One on OneIvan Klima - no nostalgia for "Mythical Prague" of pre-1989
Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is the writer Ivan Klima, one
of the most important cultural figures in the Czech Republic. Ivan Klima
was born in Prague in 1931, and during the war was sent to the Terezin
concentration camp - his father was Jewish, although he himself was raised
as a Protestant. He later became a successful author, but was labelled a
dissident by the Communist authorities and his writings were banned.
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