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Concert of the American singer Joan Baez in Bratislava, 2018.
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'At the right moment, she gave us all optimism and courage': President Čaputová honours US singer

Joan Baez spotlighted human rights violations in communist Czechoslovakia.

The replica of the first Slovak car.

Replica of first Slovak-made car goes on display near where the original was built

It is said that the car originated from a chance meeting between a local craftsman and the tsar of Bulgaria.

In this postcard from 1963, we see the original buildings with wooden facades, typical for bath and hotel buildings in mountainous areas.

Where can you find the 'spa of lumberjacks' in Slovakia?

Brusno was a closer and cheaper alternative to Karlovy Vary.

Branislav Chovan
The training of Jewish fighters for operating a howitzer.

How Czechoslovakia helped Israel militarily during its birth

Today, Slovakia is turning away from providing aid.

Peter Kozák
Journalist and communist spy Terézia Javorská.

‘Attractive’ Slovak spy worked for the BBC during the Cold War without any suspicion

Terézia Javorská, 73, headed the BBC World Service’s Slovak section.

Bratislava.

History Talks: Petržalka, the garden town

In the 1970s, construction turned it into the largest cement-block settlement in Slovakia.

Branislav Chovan

The Slovak bridge that was blown up five times

Last time the bridge was blown up was in 1944.

Branislav Chovan
Zamkovský chalet.

History Talks: How communists banned celebrated climber from the Tatras

The communist officials failed to get rid of Štefan Zamkovský completely.

Branislav Chovan
Smer MP Ľuboš Blaha.

It's hard to prosecute communism sympathisers in Slovakia

Police investigate MP Ľuboš Blaha and SNS leader Andrej Danko.

History Talks: The plan to match soldiers' widows with POWs

Postcards were in high demand during WWI, as well as husbands for widows.

Branislav Chovan
Thatched-roof houses, like the two in this picture, are a rare sight these days.

History Talks: The changing face of the Slovak village

Sometimes we overlook what seems ordinary, but that is what soon disappears.

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In this postcard from the 1950s, we can see the main street of Dunajská Streda, where Ármin Vámbéri grew up.

History Talks: Adventurer from Slovakia who became a British spy

A short story about the first European who survived a trip to western and central Asia.

Branislav Chovan
The Szilágyi Pavilion in Hrebienok.

High Tatras monument honouring Hungarian minister will get bronze sculpture

The pavilion's original relief disappeared after the war. Now a discovery in Hungary is helping to replace it.

A view from the Stropkov church tower.

Slovak rarity at Stropkov church

Glass ceiling gives view into tower's 20-metre spire.

Renovated domes and terraces of the lookout tower in the Duklas Pass, eastern Slovakia.

At significant WWII site, lookout tower takes visitors to battlefield

The tower near the Slovak-Polish border will turn 50 next year.

Geologist Michal Šujan.
The manor house in Necpaly, central Slovakia.

Old manor, Benjamin Franklin's home, is up for sale in central Slovakia

Tombs and secret passages included in the price.

A manor house in Sasinkovo, western Slovakia, is up for sale.
Part of Devínska Kobyla in the postcard, which is probably from the early 1920s. Sandberg is seen in the background.

History Talks: Ancient treasures in the sand

Even in the 16th century there were calls to protect what is today a natural reserve.

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Slanec Castle.

Slovakia boasts castles. Their restoration is not the state’s priority, volunteers say

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for better funding of castle restoration initiatives.

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