Marie Therese Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein

News and letters

Prague's fast pneumatic post system

In Prague, a unique municipal pneumatic tube system transported telegrams and documents across the city in aluminum capsules, reaching its furthest point in just eight minutes.

What people wore

Home Sewing and Knitting as a Necessity

Due to a severe lack of fashionable clothing, many women sewed, knitted, or crocheted their own garments, often using the 'Vkus' pattern service to create outfits at home.

At the table

Flour and cottage cheese as staples

Due to limited access to meat, households relied heavily on affordable flour-based meals like dumplings and buns, while cottage cheese was recommended as a primary protein substitute.

Music

Festivals and community traditions

In many communities, people celebrated traditional holidays like harvest feasts, carnival, and Christmas by organizing carolling and dance events as social activities.

Music

Traditional instruments and the polka dance

Bohemian traditional music is famous for the polka, while Moravian music is characterized by the use of the cimbalom in ensembles with clarinets, double bass, and violins.

Work

Average work shift at cooperative farms

In 1972, a permanent worker at a socialist cooperative farm (JZD) worked an average of 2,106 hours across 239 days, meaning an average daily shift of about 8.5 hours.