traditional business in the czech republic …..up to 1989
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Traditional business in the Czech Republic
…..up to 1989
An appreciation of dates• Pre 1914
– Austro-Hungarian empire; Czechoslovakia created 1918
• 1918-1939• 1939-1945
– German occupation
• 1945-1989– Communist regime (Influenced by Russia)– “Prague spring” 1968– “Velvet revolution” November 1989
• Post 1989
Traditional industries (1)
“Heavy industry”
• Engineering• Skoda• Tesla
• Mining• “Black” coal• “Soft” coal
“Open-cast” coal miningat Doly Bilina
Traditional industries (1)
“Heavy industry”• Engineering
• Skoda• Tesla
• Mining• “Black” coal• “Soft” coal• Clay• Graphite (Portuguese: “argila”)• Silver Uranium
Traditional industries (2)
• Specialised– Shoes– Glassware and Porcelain
• Cut glass (glass with a decorative pattern cut into the surface)
• Glass crystal (transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns)
14th century glassmaking
18th century glassmaking areas
Traditional industries (2)• Specialised
– Shoes– Glassware
• Cut glass (glass with a decorative pattern cut into the surface)
• Glass crystal (transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns)
– Contact lenses
Prof. Otto WichterleInventor of the “soft” contact lens
On this home-built apparatus, Prof.
Wichterle produced his first “soft” contact lens in
his kitchen in 1961
Traditional industries (2)• Specialised
– Shoes– Glassware
• Cut glass (glass with a decorative pattern cut into the surface)
• Glass crystal (transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns)
– Contact lenses– Films
A selection of traditional Czech films
Traditional industries (2)• Specialised
– Shoes– Glassware
• Cut glass (glass with a decorative pattern cut into the surface)
• Glass crystal (transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns)
– Contact lenses– Films– Chemical– Medical– Musical instruments
etc, etc, etc………
Traditional industries (3)
• Other– Brewing
…….also, wines and spirits
– Agribusiness• Livestock milk/cheese/meat• Timber• Fruit/vegetables
etc, etc, etc………
Thank you!
You can find this presentation at
http://www.richardinprague.eu
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