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Current AffairsHoney cake fever
Marianna and Oleg Chibovskij have found an unusual way of getting rich here
in Prague. They have become the Czech Republic's honey cake barons. Honey
Cake or Medovnik in Czech is well known in Ukraine or Russia, and now the
Czech Republic is engulfed by honey cake fever. The Chibovskijs started
its production six years ago and now sell on average a staggering 20,000
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ArtsFolk singer Karel Kryl died ten years ago
Ten years ago, on March 3rd, 1994, just four years after the collapse of
communist rule, one of the icons of anti-communist resistance died at the
age of fifty. Folk singer Karel Kryl emigrated from Czechoslovakia after
the Soviet occupation but clandestine copies of his records circulated
among people till the very end of the communist regime.
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Current AffairsCommemorating legendary protest-song writer Karel Kryl
This month, Czechs will be commemorating Karel Kryl at several venues in
Prague as this year marks the tenth anniversary of his death and sixtieth
anniversary of his birth. As part of the Year of Czech Music, several
concerts and exhibitions focus on the life of the singer and protest-song
writer who became an icon in 1960s folk music through his tireless
struggle for the freedom of expression. Dita Asiedu has more:
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Looking for a Superstar! Thousands of young Czechs are lining up to show
that they have what it takes. The Czech who's been making the same
resolution for 13 years now and is still determined to see it through.
And, traditional New Years greetings cards are replaced by SMS messages.
Find out more in this weeks Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsSpray-painters to face up to eight years in jail
The Lower House of Parliament has approved an amendment to the penal code which, if approved by the Senate and signed by President Havel, could mean up to eight years in jail for spray-painters who scrawl graffiti on historic buildings. This problem has been escalating and represents a real threat to medieval sites and buildings, many of them protected by the United Nations heritage organization, UNESCO. has been looking into the issue.
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