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Austria, the Making of a Republic
On April 27, 1945, the Austrian Proclamation of Independence was signed and promulgated in the liberated city of Vienna. Today, Austrians celebrate 75 years of their Republic, a free, democratic and open country in the middle of Europe.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | A Country in Search of Itself
Bosnia and Herzegovina was severely tested in the 20th century and is still finding its way back to prosperity and internal stability.
December/January 2018/2019
Bosnians Reunite Across the Divide
Bosnians are still coming to terms with their wounds of war from a generation ago. But incredibly, they are now coming together to fight inj...
December/January 2018/2019
A War Childhood Museum for Bosnia
I often spoke to my friends about our wartime memories. I felt that it was something people had an urge to talk about.I can pict...
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Empire to Republic | Poland’s Women Take to the Streets
Two years after the first Black Protest, a new wave of Polish feminism gathers steam, raising awareness not only about abortion rights, but empowering...
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Empire to Republic | A Country on the Move
Through history’s adversity, the Polish have shown enormous resilience. Free and thriving today, their country is trying to find its place in the worl...
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Empire to Republic | The Polish Paradox
Poland wants to sit at Europe’s big table, but Poles have learned to be critical, ironic and contrarian, in defiance of politics.
After turning his i...
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This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Ukraine
This month's Empire to Republic is about Ukraine. Check out the map with everything you need to now about the country.
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Re-Imagining Galicia
The mythic region at the edge of the Empire was once the cultural heart of Eastern Europe. Today, it is the engine of change pulling Ukraine to the We...
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Ukraine | A Country to Explore
Vast, diverse and much closer than we might think, Ukraine is still an unknown land for many. A project by young Ukrainians aims to change that....
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Explore Glorious Ukraine
Europe’s second-largest country flaunts the blue of its skies and the golden fields of wheat in its flag – but Ukraine has so much more to offer....
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A Nation on the Move
Placed firmly on the fault lines of Europe, Ukraine looks both East and West. Yet, what Ukrainians fight for is nothing less than their future.A...
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10 Things To Do in Croatia and Slovenia
From the peaks of the Alps to the sand-stone of the Dalmatian coast, both Slovenia and Croatia have wonders small and tasty to shareBy Neža Luka...
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Trapped Courage | Slovenia and Croatia’s Shared History
Wedged between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, Croatia and Slovenia oscillate between the desire for more togetherness and the borders in people’s mind...
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Ghosts of Empire | Border Pains, Bravery and Brotherhood
A borderland on the edge of cultures and empires, Croatia’s position today feels eerily like a century agoOn Ban Jelačić, the central square in ...
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Slovenia | On the Crossroads of Europe
From snowy peaks to frothing waves, for the Slovenes, transition is a state of beingby Faris Kočan & Kaja PrimoracThe Republic of Sloven...
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This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Slovenia and Croatia
By Neža Lukančič & Benjamin Wolf Click to zoom!
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Hungary for More? This Map Shows You Everything you Need to Know
By Anastasia Gromontova & Benjamin Wolf
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8 Things To Do In Hungary
Wedged between the peaks of the Carpathian Mountains and the rivers Tisza and Danube, Hungary is a land of wide plains, spicy paprika and fiery music....
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Hungary | Europe’s Aching Heart
Hungary oscillates between notions of past grandeur and a deep longing for calm. True democracy, it seems, has no chance but to fall by the wayside.
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Empire to Republic | A Bohemian Rhapsody: 10 Things to See & Do in Czechia
In their anthem, Czechs wistfully praise the beauty of their land. And indeed, from orchards decked in spring's array to technological prowess bustlin...
People
Empire to Republic | We Built this Country: The People Who Shape Czechia
It takes all types to build a Republic. We give a voice to people from different backgrounds and generations who shaped and continue to shape Czechia....
International
Empire to Republic | Anxious 8: What Will 2018 Bring Anxious Czechs?
With a rocky history behind them, Czechs never had it so good – and they secretly know, despite all the grumbling.
Czechs are a bit obsessed with yea...
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A Land Lost & Found | Czechia’s Spectacular Comeback
Czechia has experienced hard times and a spectacular comeback. In the border regions, the former Sudety, all this is magnified.
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Discover Slovakia, the Rugged Republic
From lightning over the Tatras to the growing firs on the slopes of Kriváň Mountain, the Slovak anthem praises the rugged beauty of this country in th...
Blog
Texting Europe | Pavol Múdry on the State of Slovakian Journalism
Two journalists, both first-hand witnesses of Slovakia’s transition from a place through the looking glass to a country at the heart of the European p...
International
Shaken, Not Scarred | Which Slovakia Will Prevail?
The murder of journalist Ján Kuciak has shaken Slovakia out of its complacency. Here, big things often happen in years ending in “8”....
International
The Day Slovakia Was Born | An Eyewitness Remembers
An American with Slovak roots shares his memories of the day when Slovakia was born.The air was frigid on Bratislava’s Námestie SNP as the cal...
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The Story so Far | Slovakia, a Young Republic
Bratislava, once at the center of the Empire, is now one of Europe’s youngest capitals.by James Thomson & Carmen Viragova, with Dardis McN...
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Is Slovakia Rerunning the Velvet Revolution? Behind the Dream of a Model EU Country, a Mafia State i...
As the largest protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989 rock Slovakia, following the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciák and his fiancée...
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Austria | Where to go and What to do
There’s so much the “Land of Mountains, Land of Rivers” – as the anthem proclaims – has to offer. We've picked some of the loveliest spots and coolest...
People
The Different Lives That Make up Austria Today
It takes all types to build a Republic. We give a voice to people from different backgrounds and generations who shaped and continue to shape Austria....
Blog
Texting Europe | Things about Austria That You Only Realize When You Live Abroad
Two young Austrians, one living in Brazil, with an occasional trip home, the other just back in Vienna, after extended stays in Prague, Strasbourg, Pa...
International
Austria, a Country Reborn
As the Habsburg Empire entered the final year of the Great War, the future seemed wide open. A turbulent century followed.On a pleasant summer...
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100 Years Later, 10 Nations Reckon with Their Austro-Hungarian Past
For the 100th anniversary of the demise of the Habsburg Empire and the forming of new states and territories in its place, we are embarking on a y...
