Czechia: The Biography of Prague

13 hrs. 28 min.

Miscellaneous

Language Russian

Authors Mikhail Akhmanov, Vlado Risha

Author Mikhail Akhmanov

Author Vlado Risha

Narrator Mikhail Roslyakov

Description

An enthralling nonfiction novel that tells the story and sights of Prague, its political and cultural life, as well as that mysterious, mystical atmosphere that has long surrounded the Czech capital.

Contents:

Prologue
Chapter 1 Where the Czech land comes from
Chapter 2 The beginning of Prague
Chapter 3 Mikhail Akhmonov tells: 1967, the first visit to Prague
Chapter 4 A bit of history. Saint Wenceslas, patron of the Czech land, and other descendants of Přemysl
Chapter 5 Vladо Risha tells: Prague of my childhood
Chapter 6 Prague from a bird’s-eye view
Chapter 7 A bit of history. The glorious Czech kingdom
Chapter 8 Legends of old Prague
Chapter 9 Charles IV, emperor
Chapter 10 Mikhail Akhmonov tells: 1986, the second visit to Prague
Chapter 11 A bit of history. Great rebels
Chapter 12 The glorious Prague groat
Chapter 13 Vladо Risha tells: Prague of my youth. Comedies and dramas
Chapter 14 The Jewish city
Chapter 15 The mighty and powerful Czech language
Chapter 16 A bit of history. The time of the first Habsburgs
Chapter 17 Mikhail Akhmonov tells: 1989, the third and fourth visits to Prague
Chapter 18 Czech cuisine
Chapter 19 A bit of history. The Battle of White Mountain and the Thirty Years’ War
Chapter 20 Vladо Risha tells: little Prague wonders
Chapter 21 Prague entertainments: the theatre
Chapter 22 A bit of history. The Renaissance
Chapter 23 Prague entertainments: literati
Chapter 24 Prague entertainments: musicians
Chapter 25 Prague entertainments: painters, sculptors, architects
Chapter 26 The First Republic. Twenty years of freedom
Chapter 27 Famous Czech crafts
Epilogue Mikhail Akhmonov tells: 1992 and 2010, the last visits to Prague
Appendix The Tale of Brunclík