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Anton Dvorak, composer. I used to play his songs and never knew that he was Czech! In the background is Jan Palach square - commemorating a man who lit himself on fire in protest of the Soviet invasion.

I'll never forget the night I spent in prison ....

August 12th 2006
Geo: 50.0878, 14.4205Sleeping on the night train ... it wasn't good and it wasn't bad. I just didn't get enough of it. Culture shock as I arrived in Prague. It's the first time ever that I arrived in a country without speaking even a single word. Prices here seem much more reasonable than Western Europe but some things seem to cost as much, if not more. Walked to Charles b ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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