Lost in Translation

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You can just look at most signs in game and press [use] to see a translation . For all that cheeky-breeky-slav-squat-striped-sweatpants-vodka-drinking stuff you have to go far to the east from Czech Republic. It's not popular here at all. Medal (collectible) Why medal increases shield? Soviet WW2 vets have chests coated with medals. There were jokes that it made them bulletproof. In version 0.3.0 replaced by 1 koruna . 1 koruna (collectible) Common coin in ČSSR. The price of one piece of Pedro chewing gum. (see Enemy Names) Semi-skimmed milk Bag (collectible) Common packaging of milk. Probably refers to frequent advertising of milk drinking health benefits. "Krevní tučnice" Can (collectible) It was some mixture of pork blood and fat in a can. Used mainly as main ingredient in a soup called prdelačka or for making of a blood sausage. Sometimes the name was used jokingly as an example of absurd readymade food. Renamed to "Canned poultry" recently. Portrait of man wearing glasses (kissable) Portrait of Gustáv Husák, the last communist president of ČSSR. Most people remember him as the face of normalization (time period following soviet invasion of ČSSR in 1968), old and dull. But in fact he had a colourful life [en.wikipedia.org] including long imprisonment by his comrades in fifties (he was lucky or strong enough to not comply in his kangaroo court and thus avoided death sentence) (see Misc/History of CSSR). Motocycle (steerable) Probably inspired by Jawa Pionýr [cs.wikipedia.org] (Pioneer). Radio (tunable) Somebody guesses UVB-76 number station reference. I guess refference to radio jamming of foreign stations or just sign of malfunction of radio broadcast. Since update 0.3.3(?) plays some numbers stations [en.wikipedia.org] . Label on it means "Russia" in cyrilics. Tatramatka (switchable) Washing machine produced by Tatramat National company from Slovakia. Poster with GOTT on it Karel Gott [en.wikipedia.org] was the most popular czech singer of all times. Ridiculous adverts (readable) Advertising of such gains of socialism as milk (mléko), cabbage or eggs was common . Box with "Horáková" written on it Milada Horáková [en.wikipedia.org] was a victim of fifties (see Misc/History of ČSSR). Her cremated remains were never given to her family. Public lighting Despite some speculations, street lights are not inspired by Chasm the Rift, but by real socialist [mapy.com] and 19th century [mapy.com] ones. Shield with inscriptions Can be found at the beginning of Mausoleum level. It's hussite pavise [en.wikipedia.org] . Misc cars Truck is inspired by some model of Avia [en.wikipedia.org] trucks. Some type od Skoda car ( MB [en.wikipedia.org] / 120 [en.wikipedia.org] ?). Skoda 1203 [en.wikipedia.org] ambulance car (my father drove an ambulance like that back then). Nu, pogodi (playable) Popular USSR game&watch of the era. (see Elektronika IM [cs.wikipedia.org] ) This model was inspired by popular cartoon series . Portrait of a woman with a wrench Reference to satirical comedy Bílá paní [www.imdb.com] . Full movie is published on YouTube but in czech without english subtitles. Liver Dumpling (collectible) Vital part of soup with liver dumplings . Very popular in Czech Republic. Traditional part of wedding menu. Calvaria of Čáslav (collectible) Inspired by Calva of Caslav [cs.wikipedia.org] , top part of human skull attributed to Jan Žižka [en.wikipedia.org] , leader of hussite armies (see Misc/Hussites). AZ-5 (pressable) Emergency shutdown button [en.wikipedia.org] . Reference to Chernobyl incident probably. (see Misc/Mysterious disaster) "Rudé právo" paper sheet Daily newspaper [en.wikipedia.org] owned by Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Wine (drinkable) Bušek z Velhartic [www.cvz.cz] is a cheap wine brand still made today. Named after a friend of Karel IV. [en.wikipedia.org] Brand replaced by "Veltlínské zelené", wine variety [en.wikipedia.org] name. Soup, main course, cake (collectible) Three part food container made of aluminium used for taking lunches home from canteens. Kifli (consumable) "Rohlík" in czech. Type of pastry [en.wikipedia.org] popular in central Europe. Kifli, houska [en.wikipedia.org] and bread were (and are) the most common types of bakery products in Czechia. "We had the best of intentions, but..." paper sheet (readable) In fact it is RF prime minister Černomyrdin quote [en.wikiquote.org] from 1993. So it's probably misplaced in time, but quite popular among czechs. Prague Ratter (companion) Inspired by small breed of dog [en.wikipedia.org] from czechia. Trdelnik Some kind [en.wikipedia.org] of spit cake. One of famous Prague tourist traps nowadays. Despite being advertised as "a traditional Czech cake", it was unknown in ČSSR. German meat salad (consumable) Vlašský (italian) salát [upload.wikimedia.org] in czech. Popular snack consumed in combination with kifli. Aluminium Key Reference to once well known sketch . (Man interrupts Karel Gott [en.wikipedia.org] 's performance to find an aluminium key he lost. The point is, he's looking at the stage because the light is there. Where he lost it, it's too dark.) Kosmonautů Station Prague subway station now called Háje [en.wikipedia.org] . Luna Probably inspired by housing developement in Liberec [en.mapy.cz] which maintains its "soviet" charm to this day. Kulturní dům (house of culture) was a common facility built or refurbished for meetings, balls, theater and other social events. Sewage Treatment Plant Probably inspired by old wastewater treatment plant in Prague [www.staracistirna.cz] . Sokol Gymnasium Sokol [en.wikipedia.org] movement was suppressed by communist government. But Sokol buildings were always referenced as "sokolovna" among people. Spartakiádní street reffers to Spartakiad [en.wikipedia.org] , event replacing Sokol gatherings. The names like a "Spartakiádní" frequently replaced former names "Tyršova" ( founder of Sokol [en.wikipedia.org] ) or "Sokolská" after 1948. Palace of Culture Inspired by actual Palace of Culture [en.wikipedia.org] , now Prague Congress Centre, near former Gottwaldova (now Vyšehrad [en.wikipedia.org] ) subway station. Vysehrad Castle Inspired by Vyšehrad [en.wikipedia.org] , a place of Czech old legends, including the one including Šemík (see Enemy names]. There is a special cemetery for famous czechs, music composer Antonín Dvořák [en.wikipedia.org] among them. Bridge is probably inspired by nearby railway bridge [en.wikipedia.org] . "Ať žije 1 máj" (Long live the May 1st) graffiti near the bridge was a common slogan refering to Worker's Day celebration. Underground Stream Exteriors are inspired by Mánes [en.wikipedia.org] building. Inscription on the wall "We stand firmly behind Svoboda and Dubček" refers to Prague spring and soviet invasion (see Misc/History of ČSSR). Mausoleum Inspired by National Monument at Vítkov [en.wikipedia.org] . Built before WW2 in honor of WW1 czechoslovak legionaires. In fifties it was used as mausoleum of Klement Gottwald , "the first president of workers" and burial site for other communist prominents. Vítkov hill is also place of one of hussite victorious battles [en.wikipedia.org] . Speaking of Gottwalds mummy, rumor says that soviet specialists failed and it rotted. Map Prague locations on a map [en.mapy.cz] . Točník Castle Inspired by real Točník [en.wikipedia.org] castle. Uranium Mine Maybe inspired by labor camps of fifties (see misc/History of ČSSR) where oponents of communist regime were sentenced to forced labor. Or by czechoslovak uranium industry in general. ČSSR had some sources of high quality uranium ore. Most of it was mined and transported to USSR. Velhartice Exteriors are inspired by Church of Saint Mary Magdalene (in czech) [cs.wikipedia.org] near Velhartice [en.wikipedia.org] . It is said that the spooky ballad "Wedding Shi