Faces of Slovakia, page 3

The story of Slovakia told through profile stories of people who have made a mark in their respective fields, including President Zuzana Čaputovácyclist Peter Sagan, tech visionary Mária Virčíkováflying car designer Štefan Kleinastrobiologist Michaela Musilová, and race walker Matej Tóth.

Read our 2019 story about the changing face of Slovakia here.

Juraj Šeliga

Co-founder of For a Decent Slovakia: It turned my life upside down

Šeliga’s world changed after journalist’s murder.

Zuzana Čaputová is the fifth Slovak president.
Milan Kováč

Maya expert: The world we live in is not the only one possible

Leading Slovak expert contributes to rewriting Maya history.

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Slovak glass scientist succeeded in EU schemes

No one invested a cent in scientific infrastructure between 1989 and when EU funds arrived, says Dušan Galusek.

Yuri Dojc today: "A reflection of an older man in the mirror with glimpse of an attractive woman , who is my wife"

Yuri Dojc: I did not want to live under occupation

Slovakia is not even close to what I remember from my life here, says the Canadian-Slovak photographer.

Irena Brežná arrives to Switzerland.

We were on the run, but we were welcomed

Slovak-Swiss writer Irena Brežná was forced to emigrate but found a way to fill her life with meaning in a foreign land.

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