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Barbies and barbarity: exhibition takes novel approach to post-war massacres of Germans
Prague :: Czech Republic | 3 months ago
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Photographer Lukas Houdek has reconstructed some of those actual events using Barbie and Ken dolls. Ahead of the opening of The Art of Killing, Houdek told me about how he prepared for the unusual project...They came and got some of the houses that
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The Virgin and Child in the battle against Hitler
Prague :: Czech Republic | 8 months ago
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On Monday Pope Benedict visited the town of Stara Boleslav just outside Prague, famous for its links with the early days of Christianity in the Czech Lands. During his stay he prayed at an extremely rare medieval icon of the Virgin and Child, cast in
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Remains of ethnic Germans buried in Czech Republic
Jihlava :: Czech Republic | 8 months ago
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The remains of 12 ethnic German residents who were allegedly murdered by Czechs at the end of World War II during their expulsion from the country have been buried in the Czech Republic. The remains were unearthed near Dobronin, 115 kilometers (70
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The Four Corners of the Czech Republic, Pt. II: The Sudetenland
Warsaw :: Poland | 10 months ago
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The Czech/German/Polish tri-border is an excellent example of this. That was Hedvika Zimmermannova, a Hussite pastor who organises the cross-border fair, and whose Czech-German name I might add perfectly shows the lay of the land. All three borders
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The importance of history
Venice :: Italy | 12 months ago
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The report concluded that the history syllabi are antiquated and lopsided, and that the graduates of the education system are completely ignorant with regard to many important world developments, events and personalities, but highly proficient (at
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Book dedications: Selected Modern Short Stories
Munich :: Germany | over 1 year ago
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Inside front cover [Front] Inside rear cover Penguin Selected Modern Short Stories When the written word appears before us in its simplicity then we see that in the joy of expression we may have lost the honesty of thought which alone makes writing
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Hitler's desk set fails to sell in Solana Beach
Solana Beach :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Craig Gottlieb, a man of Jewish descent who deals mainly Nazi memorabilia, obtained the desk set in January to auction in the fall. The bronze inkwell set was used by Hitler, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, British Prime Minister Neville
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Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler
Svitavy :: Czech Republic | over 1 year ago
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Svitavy the birthplace of Oskar Schindler You are not very likely to wander into Svitavy by chance. Located on both the major road and railway line connecting Moravia and eastern Bohemia, for most people Svitavy is just a name on their itinerary. But
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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Feeling Sad? It Might Be Tuesday.
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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Archive Recent Posts September 30 Can you choose the words that best complete a sentence? September 30 6 Q's About the News Has Twitter become a tool to measure people's moods? September 30 In the early hours of Sept. 30, 1938, leaders of Nazi
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Bruce S. Thornton: The Teacher of Fools
Athens :: Greece | almost 2 years ago
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In Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War , an Athenian ambassador refutes the Spartans' claim that they are going to war with Athens on the principle of justice: Calculations of interest have made you take up the cry of justicea consideration
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