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This History of the Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
Watch this video and learn about the history and significance of the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Kolchak, Aleksandr VasilyevichKolchak, Aleksandr Vasilyevichəlyĭksänˈdər vəsēˈlyəvĭch kəlchäkˈ [key], 1874–1920, Russian admiral, leader of the anti-Bolshevik forces in W Siberia…Neurath, Constantin, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Neurath, Constantin, Baron vonNeurath, Constantin, Baron vonkônˈstäntēn bärônˈ fən noiˈrätˌ [key], 1873–1956, German diplomat. After holding numerous diplomatic posts, he was (1932–38…Hussite Wars
(Encyclopedia) Hussite Wars, series of conflicts in the 15th cent., caused by the rise of the Hussites in Bohemia and Moravia. It was a religious struggle between Hussites and the Roman Catholic…Masaryk, Thomas Garrigue
(Encyclopedia) Masaryk, Thomas GarrigueMasaryk, Thomas Garriguegərēgˈ [key], 1850–1937, Czechoslovak political leader and philosopher, first president and chief founder of Czechoslovakia. He is…Bratislava
(Encyclopedia) Bratislava Bratislava bräˈtēsläˈväˌ [key], Ger. Pressburg, Hung. Pozsony, city…Ottocar II
(Encyclopedia) Ottocar II or Přemysl Ottocar II, c.1230–1278, king of Bohemia (1253–78), son and successor of Wenceslaus I. Ottocar shrewdly exploited the disorders of the great interregnum in the…Czech language
(Encyclopedia) Czech languageCzech languagechĕk [key], in the past sometimes also called Bohemian, member of the West Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (…Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
(Encyclopedia) Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy, the Hapsburg empire from 1867 until its fall in 1918. The internal weakness of the empire became immediately obvious. Czech regiments…