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Weapon Supplies to Ukraine Help Repair Tarnished Image of Czech Arms Makers
Soviet-era Mil Mi-17 helicopter. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin / Wikimedia commons The tradition of the (Soviet) arms industry
Czech official says EU acts like Third Reich
The spokesman for Czech President Milos Zeman has hit out at a decision by the European Union to potentially ban a key chemical in a popular local spirit, comparing the move to that of the Nazis during their World War II occupation.
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49 Years Since Tanks Rolled in to End Prague Spring
The Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia took place Aug. 21, 1968, making this year the 49th anniversary of the event, The Daily Prague Monitor writes.
People over the weekend might have seen filming of a new movie about Jan Palach, with events being re-created around the city for the benefit of the cameras. The film should be released next year.
Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on March 2 renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles' John Lennon.