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Current AffairsJan Žižka at Grunwald: from mercenary to Czech national hero
The Battle of Grunwald, where 600 years ago the Polish and Lithuanian
armies defeated the mighty order of the Teutonic Knights, changed the map
of central Europe. The legendary Czech 15th century general Jan Žižka
took part in the battle on the side of the Poles. But Žižka was yet to
become the leader of the Hussite movement and a Czech national hero. When
the armies clashed at Grunwald on July 15, 1410, Jan Žižka was a ruthless
mercenary ready to fight for whichever side hired him.
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Letter from PragueThings to think about on Vítkov Hill
Of all the good things to see in Prague that are on hills, I like to take
new guests to the monument on Vítkov instead of, say, Prague Castle. For
one thing there are fewer steps.For another, a friend who was here for
three days found a WWII coin on the ground and I’ve been hoping in vain
to find one too for 10 years now.
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SpecialMilitary Prague
In today’s Special, we look at Military Prague: a few of the key moments
in the city’s history, from the first Slavonic settlements, to the
founding of Prague Castle and achievements later in the 20th century. Like
any major city, Prague’s military history is impossible to separate from
other historical developments: technological, economic, and cultural. As a
site in the Czech lands it is of course difficult to overstate its
importance. More
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A Czech wants to bike down Mount Kilimanjaro! 101 things to do with
marihuana - why not build a house with it? And, the largest equestrian
statue in the world looks over Prague. Do you know who is on it? Find out
more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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MailboxMailbox
This week in Mailbox: the origin of the name of Jan Zizka of Trocnov, Radio
Prague jingles, North Korean workers in the Czech Republic, Skoda cars in
winter. Listeners quoted: Timothy Merkel, Angela Golas, George Derringer,
Jonathan Murphy, Don Schumann.
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MailboxMailbox
In this week's edition of Mailbox: the European elections, the train v. the
bus, the Jan Zizka memorial. Listeners quoted: Kingston Nkrumah, Carolyn
Pratt, and Emmanuel Bromis.
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Czechs in HistoryRabi Castle: some facts and legends surrounding the Czech Republic's most majestic ruins
In this edition we shall not be looking at the life of a single historic
figure but an historic site - south western Bohemia's Rabi Castle - the
country's most majestic surviving ruins, with a past that reaches all the
way back to the 12th century. Anyone who has ever travelled by car or bus
to the town of Susice near the Czech Republic's Sumava region will most
likely remember the sight of Rabi, the castle's broken white masonry sharp
against a blue sky or pelted by rain on an overcast day. A rich past, a
history of survival and dilapidation, the facts and legends of Rabi Castle
shall be looked at today.
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