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Kurt Gödel, Famous Mathematician and Logician from Brno
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Kurt Gödel, Famous Mathematician and Logician from Brno

by PetraApril 28, 2024May 13, 2024

You know his name, you probably know that he was a mathematician and logician. What you maybe didn't know is that he was from Brno. Let's take a look at the peculiar life of Kurt…

Anežka Kašpárková and How the Whole World Knew Her
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Anežka Kašpárková and How the Whole World Knew Her

by PetraApril 25, 2024June 29, 2025

You have probably seen this lady, the whole internet-using world has. Her name was Anežka Kašpárková and hers was a rare talent worth remembering. (more…)

Legendary Czech Actresses, vol. 2
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Legendary Czech Actresses, vol. 2

by PetraMarch 17, 2024January 25, 2024

They were the stars of Czech cinematography, they enchanted everyone with their talent and beauty. Here is a second part of the article  Legendary Czech actresses. (more…)

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, First President of Czechoslovakia
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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, First President of Czechoslovakia

by PetraMarch 7, 2024September 3, 2025

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk is a name that resonates in every talk about the history of Czechoslovakia and, subsequently, the Czech Republic. (more…)

Jiří Trnka, Founder of Czech Animated Movies
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Jiří Trnka, Founder of Czech Animated Movies

by PetraFebruary 24, 2024January 25, 2024

Jiří Trnka was a prominent Czech visual artists and one of the founders of Czech animated movies. His illustrations accompanied several generations of children. (more…)

Věra Čáslavská, Queen of Gymnastics
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Věra Čáslavská, Queen of Gymnastics

by PetraJanuary 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Věra Čáslavská was a Czech artistic gymnast known not only for her many international and Olympic titles but also one brave gesture. (more…)

Celebrities of Czech Heritage
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Celebrities of Czech Heritage

by PetraOctober 14, 2023December 10, 2025

You know many of them, maybe all of them. They are your favorite actors, musicians, models and other and these famous people have one thing in common - they are the celebrities of Czech origin.…

10 Most Famous Czech Models
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10 Most Famous Czech Models

by PetraAugust 9, 2023December 3, 2025

They come from a small central-European country but they made it internationally. Here are the 10 most famous Czech models. (more…)

Antonín Kalina, hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children
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Antonín Kalina, hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children

by PetraAugust 3, 2023June 29, 2025

Have you ever heard of Antonín Kalina? Probably not. He is a little known hero who saved 1200 Jewish children from the inhuman conditions of the Buchenwald concentration camp. (more…)

Růžena Holubová – the strong woman behind a successful man
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Růžena Holubová – the strong woman behind a successful man

by PetraJanuary 1, 2023February 25, 2024

The world doesn't really know the name of Růžena Holubová though it should. Let me tell you something about this Czech-Austrian explorer and ethnographer. (more…)

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