Slovakia turns 30
Slovaks and Czechs mark the 30th anniversary of their breakup and the birthdays of their respective states on January 1, 2023.
The Slovak Spectator has marked the anniversary with a special issue that maps the 30 years of Slovakia’s existence in different areas, based on interviews with people who have observed the country from various unique perspectives and now have stories to tell about it.
Curious about life behind the former Iron Curtain, Englishman's plan to move to Slovakia for six weeks changed to forever
Hugo Green, a British Chartered Accountant, had heard very little about Bratislava before his relocation in 1994.
Zuzana Čaputová: I'm tired. But I still believe there's hope to change things for the better (interview)
I hope that the elections will be an opportunity for people to show that they have not given up on our country, says the president.
Slovakia has made it, often against the odds
Having lived through 2022, the present look back may be the dose of hope that we all need.
Don't worry, Slovakia, you'll do well
British Ambassador Nigel Baker goes back to 1993 and greets the newborn Slovakia from the future.
Timeline: From a brush with authoritarianism to the election of a Slovak Erin Brockovich
Slovakia’s 30 years of ups and downs.
Foreigners like it here because they do not have high expectations
But we Slovaks know we could have done better, says veteran analyst Marián Leško.
A tale of two journeys
Tracing back along the same route as the bus 30 years before, the High Tatra Mountains took my breath away, again.
In its thirties, it's time for the Slovak economy to start using its brain
Slovakia has eventually done what it had to do in the 1990s. Now it needs a new wave of reforms.
The Canadian bookseller who took a chance and found home in post-Mečiar Bratislava
In the Slovak capital, where he planned to stay for a year, Ben Pascoe runs a popular café that tourists rarely stumble across.
To play in the top league, you need the best players. This has not happened for Slovak science yet
Science in Slovakia has changed a lot in the past 30 years.
Slovaks can afford much more than they could 30 years ago
Independent Slovakia was founded during a wrenching economic transformation.
Bratislava as a capital city: Changed skyline, but iconic buildings lost
‘Lukewarm’ approach by authorities and wild privatisation left their mark.
All Slovaks are passive bilinguals, linguist says
Thirty years after divorcing, Czechs and Slovaks still understand each other without hesitation.
Citizens increasingly doubtful over Slovakia's independence ahead of its 30th anniversary
People's view affected by current politics, experts say.
Why we didn't want the breakup of Czechoslovakia
Images from the history of the Sme daily: After the 1992 elections.
In marriage, Czechs are no foreigners to Slovaks
25 years after the Czecho-Slovak breakup, people living in Czecho-Slovak marriages do not feel like they are living with a foreigner.
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