How the 1968 invasion felt in rural Slovakia
The sounds of the wind in the trees and birds singing was replaced by the clamour of tank tracks and foreign soldiers on the morning of August 21, 1968.
21. 8. 2018 | 15:29
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From the other side: the 1968 Czechoslovakia invasion
The 1968 invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia, which happened 50 years ago today, has been covered in depth, in books and documentaries - but now a different perspective has emerged, due to a very ...
21. 8. 2018 | 15:28
The spirit of past century
Café restaurant Slávia was built in a wonderful Art Nouveau style, where you can feel like in the 1920s, waiting for some stylish jazz music finally to start playing…
9. 8. 2018 | 16:50
Back to the roots - from Argentina to Slovakia
There is a dance troupe called Kriváň in the Argentinian city of Berisso. Run by the local Slovak community, enjoying traditional Slovak folk dances and thus preserving the culture of their predecessors. ...
1. 8. 2018 | 15:00
Summer residence of T.G. Masaryk
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man, once said Winston Churchill. The Czech politician and the first President of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk ...
26. 7. 2018 | 13:27
Cyril and Methodius: Walking in their footsteps
The Bojná archaeological site doesn't only work as a showroom of ancient Slavic housing. It also offers the possibility to walk down the road on which the Slavic saints and evangelists Cyril and Methodius ...
9. 7. 2018 | 12:09
Cyril and Methodius: A different perspective
Why do Slovaks celebrate the day of Cyril and Methodius on the 5th of July, while other Slavic nations don't? Adam Hudek from the Institute of history of the Slovak Academy of Sciences sheds light from ...
9. 7. 2018 | 11:53
Cyril and Methodius: Divine Liturgy in a Greek Catholic church
The two brothers, Cyril and Methodius, both priests, were summoned to the territory of Great Moravia, now a part of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, by the ruler Rastislav in 863. He took this step in ...
9. 7. 2018 | 11:52
Italians and Slovaks have much in common
Cultural differences lie not only in the way we make coffee. Well, for Italians living in Slovakia this can make a big difference.
28. 6. 2018 | 16:08
On the bus against poverty
The European Minimum Income Network (EMIN) is an informal network of organisations and individuals who aim to fight poverty via adequate accessible minimum income schemes.
22. 6. 2018 | 11:49
