The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich set Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk to a libretto he wrote together with Alexander Preis after the eponymous novella by Nikolai Leskov. He himself referred to the ...

PRAGUE (AP) - Michelle Obama’s whirlwind tour of Prague turned into a love affair with a city and its people. “I’ll be back,” she said. Crowds of young Czechs and tourists chanting “Obama! Obama!” ...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee, who are on their two-day state visit to the Czech Republic, attended an official welcome ceremony hosted by their Czech ...

One of the most iconic churches in Prague is undoubtedly the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, as its familiar 80 meter-tall black spires tower over the Old Town Square in the heart of Prague. Allegedly ...

The Infant Jesus of Prague statue is thought to have been carved in Spain in the 16th century (though some argue it is older). It found its way to Prague in the mid-1500s. While the origin of the ...

Michelle Obama's whirlwind tour of Prague turned into a love affair with a city and its people. "I'll be back," she said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...