Illustrative photo Source: Getty Images BRATISLAVA – Slovak native Ján Geleta, who will celebrate his eightieth birthday on September 13, was for many years one of the mainstays of Prague’s Dukla, with whom he won two championship titles in 1964 and 1966 and played for the European Champions Cup. The agile midfielder was also active … Read more
CTK Updated 2 hours ago Actress and chanson singer Chantal Poullain received the highest state award, the Order of the Legion of Honor, at the French Embassy in Prague this Tuesday. She received it for the long-term mutual enrichment of Czech and French culture, as well as for the fact that she permanently contributed to … Read more
She was perhaps the first female star in the history of Czech rock. Yvonne Přenosilová, one of the most famous singers of the 1960s, died at the age of 76. She sang the hits Boots against love, Roň slyz, Klípek and So empty. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, she went into exile, ending … Read more
The T148 began to be produced in the early seventies as a result of several years of work on the modernization of the existing T138. It was supposed to solve some of the car’s shortcomings. The T138 entered the market as a successor to the popular, but significantly out-of-service Tatra 111, created already during the … Read more
However, the vehicle with the typical narrow “snout” also found application in the civilian sphere – either in the harsh nature of the highlands, or in various modifications, including, for example, sweepers. The history of the “goat”, as the slightly bouncy car is also called, began to be written in the early 1940s, when the … Read more
illustration photo LONDON – At the Summer Olympic Games in London in 1948, the former Czechoslovakia won a total of 11 medals, six of which were gold, and placed eighth in the nation ranking. One of the gold metals was won on August 14, 1948 by a team of sports gymnasts. However, their triumph had … Read more
A lot has changed in Prague since 1986. Like a flying girl. Back then it was a military patrol, often marching through Republic Square, today it’s the name of a tram. Come and see the streets of Prague thirty-six years ago and judge for yourself: is it the same or different? At the time, I … Read more
A mysterious painting of a figure in a black hooded sweatshirt holding what appears to be a naked woman in his arms has appeared on the brutalist building of the former Telecom in Prague’s Žižkov. “Savior of Women” was painted by a street artist who goes by the name JW17 on the so-called Mordor as … Read more
Alongside his sister Eva, he became a four-time world champion, was one of the most popular athletes in Czechoslovakia and made his mark in the famous Holiday on Ice revue. Figure skater Pavel Roman, whose life ended in a car accident in 1972, would have turned 80 today. The Roman siblings were very popular in … Read more
Kepák got a glimpse of the domestic top league at the age of seventeen for his hometown Královo Pole, after two years he headed to the league newcomer Jihlava, where he spent four seasons. – This was followed by a return to Brno, but to Rudá hvězda, which at the time ruled hockey here. Kepák … Read more