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Vratislav Vajnar

Former Czechoslovak interior minister Vratislav Vajnar is seen in Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 20, 1983. A state attorney has halted the prosecution of former Czechoslovak top Communist officials Milos Jakes, Lubomir Strougal and Vratislav Vajnar over the shooting at Czechoslovakia's state borders, as Jakes died and the other two have a mental disease. Vajnar (90) was the interior minister in 1983-1988. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Milos Jakes, Czechoslovak communist party general secretary, speech, address

General secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist party (KSC) Milos Jakes addresses a meeting of party activists from state judiciary institutions in Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 6, 1989. Jakes died at the age of 97 on July 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Jaroslava Brychtova

***JUNE 23, 1969, FILE PHOTO Jaroslava Brychtova works on glass relief The River of Life for 1970 Expo in Osaka.*** The influential Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova has died at the age of 95 years, with her family deciding not to provide any details about her passing, Zelezny Brod Mayor Frantisek Lufinka told CTK today, April 8, 2020. Brychtova was born on July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod and spent a vast majority of her life there, living in a house built by her father Jaroslav Brychta, a respected Prague-based sculptor. She started working with glass during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, creating melt glass embossments. After her return to Zelezny Brod, Brychtova founded a melted glass department at the town's glass workshop. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Jaroslava Brychtova

***JUNE 23, 1969, FILE PHOTO Jaroslava Brychtova works on glass relief The River of Life for 1970 Expo in Osaka.*** The influential Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova has died at the age of 95 years, with her family deciding not to provide any details about her passing, Zelezny Brod Mayor Frantisek Lufinka told CTK today, April 8, 2020. Brychtova was born on July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod and spent a vast majority of her life there, living in a house built by her father Jaroslav Brychta, a respected Prague-based sculptor. She started working with glass during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, creating melt glass embossments. After her return to Zelezny Brod, Brychtova founded a melted glass department at the town's glass workshop. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Jaroslava Brychtova

***JUNE 23, 1969, FILE PHOTO Jaroslava Brychtova works on glass relief The River of Life for 1970 Expo in Osaka.*** The influential Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova has died at the age of 95 years, with her family deciding not to provide any details about her passing, Zelezny Brod Mayor Frantisek Lufinka told CTK today, April 8, 2020. Brychtova was born on July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod and spent a vast majority of her life there, living in a house built by her father Jaroslav Brychta, a respected Prague-based sculptor. She started working with glass during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, creating melt glass embossments. After her return to Zelezny Brod, Brychtova founded a melted glass department at the town's glass workshop. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Jaroslava Brychtova

***JUNE 23, 1969, FILE PHOTO Jaroslava Brychtova works on glass relief The River of Life for 1970 Expo in Osaka.*** The influential Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova has died at the age of 95 years, with her family deciding not to provide any details about her passing, Zelezny Brod Mayor Frantisek Lufinka told CTK today, April 8, 2020. Brychtova was born on July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod and spent a vast majority of her life there, living in a house built by her father Jaroslav Brychta, a respected Prague-based sculptor. She started working with glass during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, creating melt glass embossments. After her return to Zelezny Brod, Brychtova founded a melted glass department at the town's glass workshop. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Jaroslava Brychtova

***JUNE 23, 1969, FILE PHOTO Jaroslava Brychtova works on glass relief The River of Life for 1970 Expo in Osaka.*** The influential Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova has died at the age of 95 years, with her family deciding not to provide any details about her passing, Zelezny Brod Mayor Frantisek Lufinka told CTK today, April 8, 2020. Brychtova was born on July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod and spent a vast majority of her life there, living in a house built by her father Jaroslav Brychta, a respected Prague-based sculptor. She started working with glass during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, creating melt glass embossments. After her return to Zelezny Brod, Brychtova founded a melted glass department at the town's glass workshop. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Milos Zeman

President Milos Zeman, accompanied by bodyguards, came today, on Thursday, October 17, 2019, to internal medicine clinic of Prague-Stresovice hospital, where he is to be within regeneration stay until Sunday. The second from left there is head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, daughter Katerina Zemanova

President Milos Zeman, accompanied by bodyguards, came today, on Thursday, October 17, 2019, to internal medicine clinic of Prague-Stresovice hospital, where he is to be within regeneration stay until Sunday. On the photo from left there are: Zeman's daughter Katerina Zemanova, a doctor, bodyguard, head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis, President Zeman and the second bodyguard. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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BORUT PAHOR, VLADIMIR KRULIS

Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis, right, welcomes Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to the opening of plenary session of Visegrad Group (V4; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) countries, Slovenia and Serbia's presidents, in Lany chateau, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 3, 2019. The debate at the summit will focus on the perspectives of the EU enlargement by the Western Balkans countries as well as the EU accession talks with Serbia. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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MILOS ZEMAN

Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis, left, prepares a chair as Czech President Milos Zeman arrives to a news conference after plenary session of Visegrad Group (V4; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) countries, Slovenia and Serbia's presidents, in Lany chateau, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 3, 2019. The debate at the summit focused on the perspectives of the EU enlargement by the Western Balkans countries as well as the EU accession talks with Serbia. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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BORUT PAHOR, VLADIMIR KRULIS

Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis, right, welcomes Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to the opening of plenary session of Visegrad Group (V4; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) countries, Slovenia and Serbia's presidents, in Lany chateau, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 3, 2019. The debate at the summit will focus on the perspectives of the EU enlargement by the Western Balkans countries as well as the EU accession talks with Serbia. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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BORUT PAHOR, VLADIMIR KRULIS

Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis, right, welcomes Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to the opening of plenary session of Visegrad Group (V4; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) countries, Slovenia and Serbia's presidents, in Lany chateau, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 3, 2019. The debate at the summit will focus on the perspectives of the EU enlargement by the Western Balkans countries as well as the EU accession talks with Serbia. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Niki Lauda, formula 3, Grand Prix Brno

Niki Lauda of Austria competes during the training race of the Formula 3 at the Grand Prix Brno in Brno, Czechoslovakia, May 22, 1970. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Niki Lauda, formula 3, Grand Prix Brno

Niki Lauda of Austria competes during the training race of the Formula 3 at the Grand Prix Brno in Brno, Czechoslovakia, May 22, 1970. (CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis)

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Milos Zeman, Erik Best

***FILE PHOTO - CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTED DATE*** Czech President Milos Zeman, right, bestowed the Medal of Merit on U.S.-born journalist Erik Best, who lives in Prague, left, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On centre stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. Best criticise tycoon Zdenek Bakala at whom Zeman often lashes out as well. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Ales Opata, Andrej Babis, Milos Zeman, Lubomir Metnar, Vladimir Krulis

L-R Chief of Staff Ales Opata, Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, President Milos Zeman and Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis attend the command assembly of Chief of Staff Ales Opata on priorities of Czech military in 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 20, 2018. On the right side is seen Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Andrej Babis, Milos Zeman, Lubomir Metnar, Vladimir Krulis

L-R Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, President Milos Zeman attend the command assembly of Chief of Staff Ales Opata on priorities of Czech military in 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 20, 2018. On the right side is seen Head of the Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Milos Zeman, Jaroslav Strnad

Czech President Milos Zeman, centre, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Jaroslav Strnad, the founder of the Czechoslovak Group armament empire, right, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On left side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. Once again the awarded personalities include people close to Zeman, such as entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, the founder of the Czechoslovak Group armament empire of which the Tatra car producer is a part. Strnad's firms previously contributed millions of crowns to Zeman's presidential campaign. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Jaroslav Strnad

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Jaroslav Strnad, the founder of the Czechoslovak Group armament empire, right, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On centre stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. Once again the awarded personalities include people close to Zeman, such as entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, the founder of the Czechoslovak Group armament empire of which the Tatra car producer is a part. Strnad's firms previously contributed millions of crowns to Zeman's presidential campaign. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Erik Best

Czech President Milos Zeman, right, bestowed the Medal of Merit on U.S.-born journalist Erik Best, who lives in Prague, left, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On centre stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. Best criticise tycoon Zdenek Bakala at whom Zeman often lashes out as well. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Lenka Prochazkova

Czech President Milos Zeman, centre, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Lenka Prochazkova, right, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the left side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. Writer and Charter 77 manifesto signatory Lenka Prochazkova Zeman last year proposed for a seat in the council of the Institute for the Studies of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR) but the Senate rejected the nomination over what it called her ideological way of assessing the past. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Radek Stepanek

Czech President Milos Zeman (centre) bestowed the Medal of Merit on tennis player Radek Stepanek (right) at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the left side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Pavol Krupa

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Slovak financier and entrepreneur Pavol Krupa, centre, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the right side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Pavol Krupa

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Slovak financier and entrepreneur Pavol Krupa, centre, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the right side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)