О чем думают чехи? 1218 фактов от кнедликов до Альфонса Мухи

Chekhii͡a... Kto-to, uslyshav ėto nazvanie, vspomnit srednevekovye ulochki, doma pod ui͡utnymi cherepichnymi kryshami, goticheskie sobory, vsparyvai͡ushchie nebo ostrymi shpili͡ami. Komu-to na um srazu zhe pridut bravyĭ soldat Shveĭk i 1968 god. Li͡ubiteli istorii nazovut imena Karla IV i Przhemyslovicheĭ. A kto-to ulybnetsi͡a i skazhet: "Nu, Chekhii͡a - ėto pivo!" U vsekh estʹ svoe predstavlenie o Chekhii, no chto my znaem o chekhakh, khozi͡aevakh zamechatelʹnoĭ strany, kotorui͡u, soglasno statistike, v god poseshchaet okolo desi͡ati millionov turistov? Spokoĭnye i sderzhannye, gostepriimnye i dobrodushnye, nemnogo zastenchivye i netoroplivye, zhizneli͡ubivye i umei͡ushchie posmei͡atʹsi͡a nad soboĭ... Odnako stop. Nevozmozhno rasskazatʹ o nat͡sii v neskolʹkikh slovakh. Luchshe otkrytʹ knigu, v kotoroĭ avtor, znai͡ushchiĭ o Chekhii ne ponaslyshke, legko i ostroumno, bez pafosa i istoricheskikh obid rasskazyvaet o zagadochnoĭ cheshskoĭ dushe, poputno davai͡a delʹnye sovety, vospolʹzovavshisʹ kotorymi vy budete chuvstvovatʹ sebi͡a v Chekhii kak doma. Kniga vykhodila ranee pod nazvaniem "Chekhii͡a bez vranʹi͡a".

Czechia... Someone heard the name, remember the medieval streets, cozy houses under tile roofs, Gothic cathedrals, ripping up the sky with sharp spires. Someone to mind immediately come the good soldier Svejk and 1968. History buffs will announce the names of Charles IV and přemyslid. And someone will smile and say, "Well, Czech Republic is beer!"Everyone has their own idea of the Czech Republic, but what do we know about the Czechs, the owners wonderful country, which, according to statistics, annually visited by nearly ten million tourists? Quiet and reserved, hospitable and good-natured, a little shy and slow, cheerful and able to laugh at themselves... But wait. It is impossible to tell about the nation in a few words. It is better to open a book in which the author knows about the Czech Republic firsthand, easy and witty, without pathos and historical grievances tells about the mysterious Bohemian soul, along the way, giving useful advice, using which you will feel in the Czech Republic like at home. The book was previously released under the name "Czech Republic without lies".