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Czechs in HistoryJan Amos Comenius - the teacher of nations
When one looks back on a thousand years of Czech history one of the names
that still carries great weight is that of 17th century thinker Jan Amos
Komensky - the humanist reformer, Protestant bishop, and philosopher the
world came to know as Comenius. A man who witnessed the tragic subjugation
of his country in the era of religious and political conflict known as the
Thirty Years' War. Who would be forced to flee his own homeland, yet never
wavered in his overriding belief that the reform of mankind was possible,
necessary, and indeed within reach.
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Current AffairsSpecial programming announcement
Radio Prague presents special programming on Monday, July 5th, and Tuesday
July 6th. Together with Radio Netherlands we look at the extraordinary
life of 17th century Czech thinker Jan Amos Comenius, in two documentaries
titled "The Teacher of Nations" and "A Bohemian in
Amsterdam". Two perspectives forming a full hour of programming, you
won't want to miss. Listen to the teaser now!
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ArtsArts news
Festival of Czech films starts in London. Chalupecky Society presents annual award. Czech Republic to finance maintenance of Komensky Museum in Naarden.
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Press ReviewPress Review
The vote of confidence in the government and discussion on its public
finance reform plan in the lower house of parliament this week are
dominating most papers today. All the dailies speculate on the chances of
the opposition Civic Democrats winning a no-vote of confidence and
bringing down the three-party coalition government. Internationally, it's
Monday's terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in Iraq as well as NATO's
new secretary general that make the front pages.
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Current AffairsComenius museum may close due to lack of finance
A museum in the Dutch town of Naarden, devoted to "the teacher of the
nations", Czech humanist philosopher Johan Amos Comenius, may close
due to a lack of finance. While the Czech government would like the museum
to stay open, locals, who bear the main financial burden, need to
economise. Finding a solution to the problem is complicated by ownership
issues.
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Current AffairsJan Amos Komensky - a pioneer of education remembered
Jan Amos Komensky, also known as Comenius was a great Czech thinker,
philosopher and writer, though he is best known as a pioneer of education.
On March 28th, the anniversary of Komensky's birth in 1592, Czech
schoolchildren traditionally honour their teachers - indeed it is
Teachers' Day here in the Czech Republic.
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Czechs in HistoryJan Amos Komensky
Jan Amos Komensky - also known as Comenius was a thinker, philosopher, writer and educator. Here in the Czech Republic all school children know him - mostly under the name 'the teacher of nations'. I spoke with the director of the Komensky Museum in Prague, Ludovit Emanuel, who told me more about the rich but rather unfortunate life of this great Czech personality of the Baroque period. More
