A Kidnapped West, or The Tragedy of Central Europe by Milan Kundera | Book Review

“Central Europe: the maximum diversity in the minimum of space.” “The people of Central Europe are not conquerors. They cannot be separated from European history; they cannot exist outside it; but they represent the wrong side of this history; they are its victims and outsiders. It’s this disabused view of […]

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Prague Diaries | The Klementinum Library, Astronomical Tower and The Old Town

Klementinum Library in Prague

Another video from my recent trip to Prague. One morning I went for a walk around The Old Town and I visited the majestic Klementinum Library also known as the National Baroque Library of the Czech Republic which was built in 1722 by Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofer. The bookshelves in the […]

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Prague Diaries | The Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle and Golden Lane

Following my trip to Paris I flew to Prague. On my arrival I checked into a lovely old hotel next to the Charles Bridge and started exploring the city in the afternoon. It’s not my first time in Prague so I did not have to visit many places but I […]

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