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Current AffairsRussian President Medvedev in Prague
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev arrives in Prague on Wednesday at the
invitation of Czech President Václav Klaus. His short visit will entail
primarily meetings with President Klaus, who is often noted for his warm
attitude towards Russia, and later on Thursday with Prime Minister Petr
Nečas. There is plenty on the table for discussion among Czech and Russian
leaders, namely business deals and Russia’s bid for the tender to
complete the Temelín nuclear power plant in South Bohemia. Many of the
milestones in the last decade of Czech-Russian relations however have been
negative, with years of debate over the abandoned American missile defence
plan and a spy scandal two years ago. Christian Falvey spoke with Petr
Kratochvíl, one of the heads of Prague’s Institute of International
Relations and an expert on Russia, who he first asked where relations stand
now. More
SpotlightPrague’s Malá Strana cemetery: a burial ground that’s dying out
Cemeteries across the country will soon fill with flowers and burning
candles when on All Saints Day people visit the graves of their loved ones.
But in Prague, there is one burial ground where few visitors are expected.
The Malá Strana cemetery was only in use for about a century, and it now
stands out as a unique monument in the middle of the dynamically developing
district of Smíchov. A group of local enthusiasts have now got together to
save this unique part of the city’s heritage. More
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