History talks
Learn about Slovak history through stories of interesting people and places.
John Roberts' great-grandparents were from the eastern region of Spiš.
Of more than 300 wooden churches, only 60 remain, mostly in eastern Slovakia. Check the complete list and an interactive map.
Where exactly are Slovakia's Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and other related sights located? What is the story of Slovak Jews?
Has the country survived the abductions of the state, the inoculation of Mečiar, Fico governments and the Kočner underworld without harm to democracy?
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A Canadian diplomat thinks back to his time in Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution.
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The story of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, both a French general and Minister of War for Czechoslovakia at the same time, has been hidden, twisted, and romanticised at turns. What is the real story?
The death of Ján Palach inspired protests that led to the overthrow of the communist regime.
An exotic animal as a symbol of a Slovak village might simply be – a mistake.
The one-off holiday is pathetic, it betrays the ever-present Slovak separatism, says political scientist.
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The presidents also visited sights connected to the first president of Czechoslovakia,Tomáš Garrique Masaryk, to commemorate the centenary.
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The special project to mark the centenary of the founding of Czechoslovakia arrived in Bratislava on July 3rd.
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Dedina Mládeže (The Youth Village) was a mere experiment during the communist era. Now, the still inhabited village has morphed into an open-air museum.
Czechs and Slovaks have rated the key events in domestic modern history, picking a wartime uprising, an anti-communist revolt and the rise of independent Slovakia. They also ranked top important personalities.
Thirty years ago, thousands of people stood on the square, holding candles and praying. But the police brutally beat them and used water cannons against them.
On February 25, Czechs and Slovaks mark 70 years since the rise of Communism in their common state. Historian Jan Pešek talks about the coup and its aftermath.
For the 40 years, Czechs and Slovaks would celebrate February 25 as Victorious February, even though the enthusiasm of most of those who supported Communists in 1948 would very quickly evaporate.
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Among almost a hundred monuments dating back to the northern borders of the Roman Empire – including those from Slovakia – those in Rusovce have a good chance entering the UNESCO heritage group.
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The irregular guided tour in English this time offers an insight into the innovative thinking and concept of Slovak architect Friedrich Weinwurm, known also outside the then-Czechoslovakia, a pioneer of…
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One of the tourist attractions of the eastern-Slovak village is an alley lined with larger-than-life Hungarian emperors.
The ancestors of the Slovaks' wiped their mouths with the tablecloth, pigeons flying out of the pâtés served on tables. It was a famous Czech writer who romanticised “the meal of the poor”.
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- 2. UPDATED: Coalition agrees on lockdown, but details are not clear for now
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 9,331 new cases confirmed (graphs)
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