4 February is the Day of Czechs Living Abroad, which we are commemorating for the fourth year. This date was chosen by the Czechs themselves, and not by chance – on this day in 1628, John Amos Comenius, the “teacher of nations”, went into exile and spent many years away from his homeland. read more
27 January is an internationally recognised occasion to commemorate the approximately six million murdered Jews and other victims of Nazism. One way to honor their memory could be to recall the fate of the survivors. read more
In the current issue of the literary-cultural review Revue Prostor (120/2023) you will find mainly texts dedicated to the current state of the journalism and the challenges this profession faces in the digital age. A counterbalance in the form of a look into the past is provided by our colleague Pavel Nevyhoštěný, who reflects the samizdat past of the magazine, which is now celebrating 40 years since its founding. read more
During the autumn of 2023, the Consortium of Czech Literary Studies made two more successful attempts to establish international cooperation. The new member institutions of the Consortium are Instytut Slawistyki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego and Instytut Fililogii Słowiańskiej Uniwersytetu Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. read more
