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Kocourkov Teachers
The Singers' Association of Kocourkov Teachers or the Kocourkov Teachers ( cs, Pěvecké sdružení učitelů kocourkovských (PSUK), Kocourkovští učitelé) were a Czech parody all-men's vocal group active during 1914–1959, with breaks, which enjoyed high popularity, both in the interwar Czechoslovakia, as well as in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, despite being frowned upon by the Communist powers in the latter. The name was a parody to the names of some teachers' singing groups, such as Singers’ Association of Moravian Teachers, and Kocourkov is a fictional Czech " town of fools". Despite the name nobody (with a brief exception) was a teacher.Káš, Svatopluk''Kocourkovští učitelé, jejich historie a tvorba'' Praha, Dokořán, 2008, The name of the town derives form the word ''kocour'', "tomcat", therefore they were informally referred to as ''Kocouři'' (Tomcats) and the cats featured on their posters. History The singing group was formed in 1914 by gymnasium s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, Wag w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries'').) is the longest within . Towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z českých Mlýnů
''From the Czech Mills'' ( cs, Z českých mlýnů) is a 1925 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Svatopluk Innemann. Cast * Ferry Seidl as Šebestián Šafránek *Filip Balek-Brodský as Florián Karásek / Vodník *Božena Svobodová as Mrs. Karásková *Bohumil Kovář as Priest * Zdena Kavková as Anička *Jiří Plachý as Karel Karásek * Vladimír Řepa as Tonda Kolenatý *Antonín Frič as Old miller * Luigi Hofman as Landowner * Nora Ferry as Julinka, landowner's daughter *Milka Balek-Brodská as Aunt Filomena *Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. Life and career Haas was born in ... as Baron Zachariáš Zlámaný References External links * 1925 films 1925 comedy films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czech silent films Czechoslovak comedy films {{1920s-comedy-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catacombs (film)
''The Catacombs'' ( cs, Katakomby) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1940. Cast * Vlasta Burian as Borman, oficiál * Jaroslav Marvan as Sýkora, prednosta úradu * Čeněk Šlégl as Krystof, reditel Pozemkového úradu * Theodor Pištěk as Klásek, prezidiální * Adina Mandlová as Nasta Borková * Antonín Novotný as Dr. Marek, úredník * Raoul Schránil as Ing. Jirí Rudík * Nataša Gollová as Irena Krystofová * Růžena Šlemrová as Malvína Klásková * Miloš Nedbal as Kefurt, vrchní revident * Bohuš Záhorský Bohumil "Bohuš" Záhorský (5 February 1906 – 22 September 1980) was a Czechoslovak actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1932 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zahorsky, Bohus ... as Hlinka, revident References External links * 1940 films 1940 comedy films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Nás V Kocourkově
''U nás v Kocourkově'' is a 1934 Czechoslovak drama film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Jan Werich, Jindřich Plachta, and Václav Trégl. It was one of several films the director made with Werich, and features him as a convict. The film is largely set in a prison. Cast *Jan Werich as Ferdinand Kaplan - Convict no. 1313 *Jindřich Plachta as Jalovec - poacher *Václav Trégl as Ludvík Espandr - Barber *Zdeňka Baldová as Nykysová - widow *Ladislav Pešek as Dr. Nykys *Jaroslav Vojta as Mayor Adam * Hermína Vojtová as the Mayor's wife * Marie Tauberová as Blazenka *Svetla Svozilová as Lily - circus performer *Jaroslav Marvan as Director of prison *Stanislav Neumann as Prisoner in solitary confinement *Jaroslav Průcha as Detective *Jan Richter as Detective References External links''U nás v Kocourkově''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, oriented mainly towards publishing classical music and popular music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers. History The Supraphon name was first registered as a trademark in 1932. The name was used for the label of domestic albums produced for export by Ultraphon company. Post World War II Ultraphon was nationalized and changed its name to Gramofonové závody. In 1961 the name was changed to Gramofonové závody – Supraphon and later just to Supraphon in 1969. In Czechoslovakia, it was one of the three major state-owned labels, the other two being Panton and Opus. Panton is currently a division of Supraphon; Opus (operating in Slovakia) became independent after break-up of Czechoslovakia and was acquired by Warner Music Group in 2019. Catalogues The artistic direction of the firm gave rise to a broad catalogue of titles which systematically mapped out the works of Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobruška
Dobruška (; german: Gutenfeld) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants. The town is known as the birthplace of Czech patriotic writer František Ladislav Hek, whose career was described in Alois Jirásek's novel ''F. L. Věk''. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Běstviny, Chábory, Domašín, Křovice, Mělčany, Pulice and Spáleniště are administrative parts of Dobruška. Geography Dobruška is located about northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies mostly in the Orlice Table. The eastern part extends into the Podorlická Uplands and includes the highest point of Dobruška, the hill Tábor at . The town is situated at the confluence of two watercourses, river Dědina (also called Zlatý Brook) and Brtevský Brook. History The predecessor of Dobruška was a market settlement Lešno, located on the crossroads of two trade routes. The first w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalinism
Stalinism is the means of governing and Marxist-Leninist policies implemented in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1953 by Joseph Stalin. It included the creation of a one-party totalitarian police state, rapid industrialization, the theory of socialism in one country, collectivization of agriculture, intensification of class conflict, a cult of personality, and subordination of the interests of foreign communist parties to those of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, deemed by Stalinism to be the leading vanguard party of communist revolution at the time. After Stalin's death and the Khrushchev thaw, de-Stalinization began in the 1950s and 1960s, which caused the influence of Stalin’s ideology begin to wane in the USSR. The second wave of de-Stalinization started during Mikhail Gorbachev’s Soviet Glasnost. Stalin's regime forcibly purged society of what it saw as threats to itself and its brand of communism (so-called " enemies of the people"), which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decimal Balance
A decimal balance or decimal scale is a balance scale which uses the lever in which the arm for weights is 10 times longer than the arm for weighted objects, so that much lighter weights may be used to weigh heavy object.''McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms'' Similarly a centesimal balance uses arms in ratio 1:100. Since the platform for the load has large area, it employs two supports connected to the shorter arm, with the second support connected via a lever run horizontally under the platform, to ensure that the weight measurement does not depend on its placement on the platform. References {{reflist External linksmini decimal bascule. a scale model [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vítězslav Novák
Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important example of Czech modernism. He worked towards a strong Czech identity in culture after the country became independent in 1918. His compositions include operas and orchestral works. Biography Early years Novák (baptized Viktor Novák) was born in Kamenice nad Lipou, a small town in Southern Bohemia. In 1872 the family moved to Počátky, where Novák first studied the violin with Antonín Šilhan and the piano with Marie Krejčová. After the death of his father in 1882, the family moved to Jindřichův Hradec, where Novák continued his studies at grammar school . An elementary school in the town is named after Novák today. In his late teens, he moved to Prague to study at the Prague Conservatory, changing his name to Vítězslav to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocal Group
A vocal group is a performing ensemble of vocalists who sing and harmonize together. The first well-known vocals groups emerged in the 19th century, and the style had reached widespread popularity by the 1940s. Types Vocal groups can come in several different forms, including: * Boy band — vocal group consisting of (young) males * Co-ed group — vocal group consisting of both males and females, typically in their teens or early twenties * Choir * Doo-wop group * Girl group — vocal group consisting of (young) females * Vocal quartet (as well as vocal trios and quintets) ** Barbershop quartet — a cappella close-harmony A chord is in close harmony (also called close position or close structure) if its notes are arranged within a narrow range, usually with no more than an octave between the top and bottom notes. In contrast, a chord is in open harmony (also c ... vocal group ** Gospel quartet See also * List of vocal groups * Vocal Group Hall of Fame Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
