History Archive
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Battle for Belgrade Souvenir Collection
Today the new collection of souvenirs in Belgrade Window, based on illustrations of Dusan Petričić will be revealed to the public. The new souvenir programme was named after a well-known Petricic poster Battle for Belgrade, which was made in 1983, as a result of his collaboration with Dusko Radovic, in one hand, and the City [...] -
100th Anniversary of Western Synagogue in Frankfurt
The Westend Synagogue was one of only a very few Jewish places of worship in Germany to survive the Second World War. This year, the renowned religious venue is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its establishment. The impressive Jugendstil structure continues to serve not only as the religious centre of the city’s Jewish community, but [...] -
Polish Sailing Ship Fryderyk Chopin Drops Anchor By Tower Bridge
Tomorrow, the sailing ship Fryderyk Chopin, the world’s second largest brig, will cruise up the River Thames and at 11am will moor at St. Katherine’s Pier for ten days, each packed with events devoted to her namesake, the great 19th century Polish pianist and composer. Live concerts, performances and presentations taking place aboard and around [...] -
Google Reveals Historic Aerial Images from WWII
Google has announced a new set of historical aerial images, taken over European cities during World War II, which have been made available via Google Earth. They can now be compared directly to images from the present day. Images taken in 1943, show the effect of wartime bombing on more than 35 European towns and [...] -
Joe Perl – A Tribute on Holocaust Memorial Day
The 27th January 2010 marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. The day also marked the annual International Holocaust Day. On this day, a number of students, former students, teachers, friends and family, came together to mark the incredible work of Joe Perl and his wife, Sylvia. Joe was one of [...] -
Orient Express Ceases Operation
After 125 years the original Orient Express service will grind to a halt for good on 12 December when the famous name will disappear from European timetables. During its heyday in the 1930s, the Orient Express ran between Paris and Istanbul with through coaches from Calais and Ostende for the benefit of UK travellers. Now [...] -
Escaping Communist: A Biography of Jan Sisolak
It’s very humbling to realise how you could so easily have never been born, how random it is that you were born. I am half Slovak and half English, born in Canada in 1963 at a time when Slovaks remained behind the Iron Curtain. Consequently, it is a miracle that my father, Jan Sisolak, while [...] -
Slovak PM Robert Fico
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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BBC Unlocks Berlin Wall Archive
Audiences are now be able to re-live one of the defining moments in post-war history as the BBC Archive releases its latest online collection documenting the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. The collection reveals the history of the Berlin Wall from its post-war creation to the huge popular uprising that saw it torn [...]
