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isPermaLink="false">http://czechmatediary.com/?p=11282</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have just finished reading a REALLY good book which I would highly recommend to anyone (both Czech and English translations are available). It&#8217;s called &#8216;Czechs and Balances &#8211; a Nation&#8217;s survival kit&#8216;, written by Benjamin Kuras, a Czech-born British author and journalist. The book depicts a historical overview of the Czech lands, from the [...]<div
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isPermaLink="false">http://czechmatediary.com/?p=9058</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has been 25 years since the most beautiful railway station in Central Europe was shamelessly destroyed by the Czech communist government. The Tesnovske station (formerly called Denisova station) was replaced by a horrendous highway which now runs right through Wenceslas Square &#8211; the heart of the historical center of Prague (see image below). How [...]<div
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isPermaLink="false">http://czechmatediary.com/?p=8993</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maybe you guys have already seen this World War II documentary but if you haven&#8217;t you definitely should. Tonight! &#8220;Into the Arms of Strangers&#8221; tells a story of a kindertransport, a train transport heading for England that saved the lives of over 10,000 Jewish children, from which many of them were Czech. In fact, one [...]<div
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