"With God's help this republic will not be socialist." PM Mikuláš Dzurinda reacting to a mistake by Milan Čič, the head of the Presidential Office, who during an official ceremony referred to Dzurinda as the Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic |
10. Apr 2006 at 0:00
On the eve of the Velvet Revolution anniversary, people protested in the thousands, calling for a decent Slovakia.
In 1989, we thought that once the job was done, we would only go out to the squares for Sunday walks.
The international poetry festival Ars Poetica will host poetry readings and other performances at various sites in the city.
Dave Rubin came to Slovakia ten years ago and has lived in Bratislava ever since.
