Czechoslovakia
Tom Karen obituary
Designer of colourful, memorable products of the 1960s and 70s such as Marble Run and the Raleigh Chopper
Jonathan Glancey
09, Jan, 2023 @5:18 PM
Zdenka Fantlová obituary
Czech actor who described how she survived several Nazi camps during the Holocaust in her book The Tin Ring
Simon Broughton
26, Dec, 2022 @5:44 PM
Index on Censorship, inspired by Soviet dissidents, marks 50 years of fighting for free speech
The brave protests of Soviet dissidents in 1968 spawned an organisation that is still giving voice to Putin’s critics today
Martin Bright
27, Mar, 2022 @6:30 AM
From eastern Europe we watch Ukraine in fear. Its fate could decide the continent’s future
Past trauma means we worry about Russia reclaiming its cold war sphere of influence, say the historian Karolina Wigura and political analyst Jarosław Kuisz
Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz
01, Feb, 2022 @1:00 PM
Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi ben Barka was a spy, cold war files suggest
The activist who was murdered in Paris in 1965 was a hero of the global struggle against imperialism, but files from the Czechoslovak secret service cast doubt on his independence
Jason Burke
26, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM
Letter: Roger Michell obituary
Francesca Shrapnel writes: Roger Michell had been able to go through the text in detail with Václav Havel, who was under surveillance in Prague
Francesca Shrapnel
13, Oct, 2021 @3:40 PM
Gerda Mayer obituary
Other lives: Poet who drew on her experiences as a child refugee from the Holocaust
David Plaice
29, Sep, 2021 @11:44 AM
Servants review – stylish iron curtain noir
Trainee priests rebel against the communist infiltration of their seminary in this thriller set in 1980s Czechoslovakia
Simran Hans
15, May, 2021 @2:00 PM
Servants review – evil permeates a Catholic seminary
Shame, self-reproach and secret communications fill this deeply disturbing story of two students in 80s Czechoslovakia
Peter Bradshaw
10, May, 2021 @3:00 PM
Charlatan review – a fascinating, frustrating tale of bottled-up emotion
Agnieszka Holland once again proves she is the real deal with this austere biopic of a faith healer in 30s Czechoslovakia
Peter Bradshaw
04, May, 2021 @10:06 AM
'It's hard, we're neighbours': the coalmine polluting friendships on Poland's borders
Czechs and Germans who live in the shadow of the vast Turów mine claim it is an environmental menace. Some in Poland want to weaponise its defence
Pawel Wiejski
29, Mar, 2021 @3:45 PM
Stalin statue site reveals chilling remains of Prague labour camp
Archaeologists have discovered foundations of the previously unknown structure in the city’s Letná park
Robert Tait
28, Mar, 2021 @8:45 AM
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