Opinion, page 7

Fond memories of the Bazaar 2023: Smiles from the British table.

Charity Christmas Bazaar throwback: A glimpse into the bazaar history success

Alica Mozolíková of the International Women’s Club of Bratislava shares her memories on the 2019 event.

Eva Staronova
PM Robert Fico addresses the crowd at the SNP celebrations in Banská Bystrica, with the image of the SNP museum in the background.

Last Week: Slovakia is living proof of how damaging a lack of historical memory can be

When people don’t know where they came from, their future is easier to manipulate.

Robert Fico launched a smear campaign against PS leader Michal Šimečka.

Last Week: Inside the world of Robert Fico

The propagandists in the Kremlin would applaud.

President Peter Pellegrini.

Dangerous words

The SIS says some books pose a threat. But airport paperbacks?

Czechoslovak public could hardly believe that the mass demonstrations marking the first anniversary of the occupation were suppressed by the Czechoslovak army, not the occupiers.

55 years ago: Czechoslovakia’s first anniversary of invasion brings historic protests

Any efforts to resist the regime were definitively crushed in August 1969.

Matej Šemšej
KSČ leader Antonín Novotný (l), who served as the First Secretary from 1953 to 1968 and as President of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968, and Slovak politician Alexander Dubček (r), who succeeded him as the KSČ leader in 1968.

What revved up the 1968 events?

Slovak historiography has made significant progress in understanding events related to the year 1968 that were previously taboo.

Miroslav Londák
Slovak Ice-hockey Federation chair Miroslav Šatan.

Slovak team picks KHL players—Did they miss the memo on Ukraine?

Slovak KHL players will participate in the Olympics qualification.

Boris Vanya
Martina Šimkovičová also presented herself as a painter on her Facebook page.

Last Week: Who is Slovakia’s culture minister, and why do so many people want her to go?

Martina Šimkovičová went from the nightly news to the outer reaches of the conspiracy media sphere.

Rosslare Harbour in Ireland.

A 2,000-kilometre land journey from Ireland to Slovakia that opened my eyes

A trip from the quaint coastal Irish village of Ballyheigue to Bratislava.

A charitable organisation distributes food to Italian immigrants at the Castle Garden immigration centre in New York City in 1872. The immigrants were jobless after having been cheated by a dishonest employment broker.

How corruption sparked mass emigration to America

Today, corruption is considered one of the factors pushing Slovaks to leave their homeland; 135 years ago, it facilitated their widespread departure.

What makes my roots so alive?

When I was with my parents, I never spoke anything but Slovak. Where we were living made no difference.

John Palka
Summer Coffee Morning with some of the IWCB board members.

Summer reflections: A season of connection and exploration

Summer is a time to step back from the hustle of daily routines, to reconnect with loved ones, and to explore new horizons.

Eva Staronova
Well over half a million euros' worth of SUVs photographed during a 3-minute walk around central Bratislava in late June.

Lord, won't you buy me a... Lamborghini SUV?

Whatever Slovakia's economic prospects, many people here are living well.

Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová.

Culture Ministry's absolutism will not destroy culture

What has Martina Šimkovičová's first year shown?

Soňa Jánošová
Peter Juščák.

No one stood up for the Ukrainian mother and her son

Beňo's dragon and Slovak monsters.

Peter Juščák
Justice Minister Boris Susko in conversation with Deputy Speaker of Parliament and former Police Corps president Tibor Gašpar, who faces criminal prosecution in the Purgatory case, during the parliamentary session to change the already-amended Penal Code.

Last Week: MPs interrupt their summer break to amend the Penal Code. Again

And still it might not be enough, with EC warning that Slovakia isn’t protecting European money.

The 2023 Rainbow Pride festival in Bratislava.
U.S. Embassy in Slovakia
Beata Balogová, Editor-in-chief of Sme daily.
Robert Fico returned to work - he inspected the crops on July 8.
Sme commentator Soňa Jánošová.
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The culture minister’s attempt at a folk costume was a disaster

With the Disneylandification of folklore, "kroje" are becoming propaganda.

Soňa Jánošová
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