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Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) – What is in our time called Great Moravia, i.e. a major state of Slavs in central Europe towards the end of the first millennium, was marked by internal diversity, historian Martin Homza from Comenius University in Bratislava told TASR on the occasion of the national

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – A ‘musical tram’ will be operating in Slovakia’s capital this summer, running free of charge each Saturday in July and August, Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal and Bratislava City Transport Company (DPB) director Milan Urban announced at a press conference on Friday. The tram will set

Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna June 29 (TASR) – The oldest and largest folklore festival in Slovakia began in the village of Vychodna (Zilina region) situated under the Krivan hill on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. The main theme of the 63rd edition of the festival is folklore in its traditional and modern

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Bratislava/Murmansk, July 22 (TASR) – Slovak photographer and explorer Filip Kulisev held an exhibition at the most unorthodox place in his career – putting his works on display on Wednesday (July 21) at the northernmost locale on the planet, directly on the North Pole, TASR learnt on Thursday. “If we take

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Astana, June 10 (TASR) – Opportunities, such as the international Expo 2017 exposition in Astana, are a good way how to make Slovakia more visible, stated Slovak Economy Minister Peter Ziga, who is heading the Slovak delegation at the opening of this international event in Kazakhstan. “We’ve tried to prepare

Eight Candidates for RTVS Director Advance to Parliamentary Vote

Eight Candidates for RTVS Director Advance to Parliamentary Vote

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – The parliamentary culture and media committee on Tuesday advanced eight candidates for the parliamentary vote in June aimed at selecting the new general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS), TASR learnt on the same day. Norbert Majer, who failed to attend the public

Kurilla Welcomes Idea of Using UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – An international conference entitled Leveraging the UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism Development in Central European Regions, due to take place in Bardejov Spa (Presov region) on Friday (May 5), is an opportunity for Slovakia to make more effective use of sites included in the World Heritage