The shocking death of Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister – and son of its founding father -- just after the 1948 Communist ...

To reverse such reforms, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Jiří Mucha, who wrote “This Spring in Prague” (April 1, 1968) for The Nation, was a Czech journalist and ...

In 1968, the Czech people attempted to exert some control over their own lives and reform the communist system to create 'socialism with a human face'. This attempt, known as the Prague Spring ...

The best times to visit Prague are the spring and early fall when the weather is mild and there are fewer crowds. Because of the city's generally chilly climate, the warmer summer months (average ...

Former International Falls resident, Marit Lee Kucera, an independent businesswoman from St. Paul, was installed Dec. 5 as the new honorary consul of the Czech Republic for Minnesota, Iowa, North ...

Its capital, Prague, is one of the most beautiful ... with the best time to travel to the Czech Republic being during the spring and fall months. Finally, Český Krumlov, a charming medieval ...