Velvet Revolution, page 4
On November 17, Slovakia and the Czech Republic mark 30 years since the Velvet Revolution, a wave of demonstrations that toppled the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in 1989.
Underground resistance fighter and political prisoner awarded
The prizes awarded to Czech and Slovaks whose lives were impacted by totalitarian regimes and non-democracy were given at a ceremony in the Prague National Theatre.
Slovakia commemorates the fall of communism
Several events mark the 28th anniversary of the November protests.
Socialism elections were parody of free vote
After the revolution in 1989 the number of people participating in elections fell from 99 percent to around 60 percent.
Most people perceive the Velvet Revolution positively
The 1989 revolution, which toppled communism in Czechoslovakia, is perceived positively by 53 percent of people, while 19 percent see it negatively, according to a poll.
Communism: People in border areas could not enter adjacent meadow
The man from a village that is now part of the capital, Devínska Nová Ves, recalls the life behind barbed wire and also what came after it disappeared.
November 17: When freedom came
The November revolution carries the attribute Velvet in Czech, and Nežná (Tender) in Slovak, because no violence was used to enforce the changes.
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