Velvet Revolution
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.
The 1989 Velvet Revolution
In the north-eastern settlements of Slovakia, people did not know who Havel was
One of the organisers of the Velvet Revolution in Bardejov reminisces about November 1989.
17. nov
President Zuzana Čaputová addressed the nation on the eve of the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.
16. nov
Because of Trump’s dealings with Putin, all eastern Europeans are considered Russians because people don’t distinguish accents, says politician Eva Putzova.
22. júl
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Auditors are like detectives, says head of Auditing Oversight Authority.
19. máj
Freedom is not a birthright. No generation receives freedom ready-made and perfect: pre-prepared for consumption.
6. apr
Authors Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova were born behind the Iron Curtain but raised in a free world.
1. feb
Someone attempted to shake the foundations and we are still able to argue about ornaments. Read the whole speech of President Zuzana Čaputová.
18. nov
November 17, 1989 was all about giving another chance to dreams stolen in 1948 and 1968.
18. nov
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How I ran for Mária Rozmaňová who was killed on the border in 1952.
18. nov
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Politicians celebrated 30 years of freedom, too.
18. nov
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The organisers and participants stressed the importance of the 2020 general election.
17. nov
Has the country survived the abductions of the state, the inoculation of Mečiar, Fico governments and the Kočner underworld without harm to democracy?
17. nov
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Part of SNP Square, where mass rallies against the communist regime took place 30 years ago, has been named after the Velvet Revolution.
16. nov
But it has taken us a long time to learn this lesson.
16. nov
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Day-by-day overview of the fall of totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia.
15. nov
One of the leaders of the 1989 student movement, Anton Popovič, remembers the fall of the totalitarian regime.
15. nov
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The Velvet Revolution embodies a peaceful change
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Professor Ľubica Lacinová remembers her life before and after 1989.
14. nov
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People in the streets weren’t damaged by the regime; it rather annoyed, tired and disgusted them, said the singer songwriter of the 1989 revolution anthem.
14. nov
Former NBS governor Vladimir Masár was one of the people who facilitated Slovakia’s transition to a market economy.
12. nov
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A Canadian diplomat thinks back to his time in Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution.
11. nov
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- 2. Health Ministry makes vaccination against Covid-19 accessible to some groups of foreigners
- 3. People from another age group can now register for Covid vaccination
- 4. News digest: Easter does not seem to prevent the country from lifting measures
- 5. We are serving fiction to children as if it was the real world
- 6. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,069 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 7. Shops will reopen after four months and should not be in need of customers
- 8. Sputnik V could have been rolling out in Slovakia for weeks
- 9. News digest: Ministry should soon specify whether it will publish Sputnik V contract
- 10. The number of deaths continues breaking long-term averages
- 1. UPDATED: Measures will be lifted from April 19. What will open?
- 2. Some measures may be lifted by mid-April
- 3. Schools will open for more pupils on April 19
- 4. Trip to Budapest harmed Slovakia’s diplomatic service
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,069 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. Health Ministry makes vaccination against Covid-19 accessible to some groups of foreigners
- 7. News digest: Easter does not seem to prevent the country from lifting measures
- 8. People from another age group can now register for Covid vaccination
- 9. Another age group can now register for vaccination
- 10. News digest: Older pupils will return to school after six months
- 1. UPDATED: Measures will be lifted from April 19. What will open?
- 2. Some measures may be lifted by mid-April
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,069 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Another age group can now register for vaccination
- 5. News digest: Russia wants Sputnik V vaccines back from Slovakia
- 6. Only two districts will remain in the black tier
- 7. UPDATED: Finance Minister Matovič flew to Moscow for Sputnik negotiations
- 8. Matovič fell into a trap carefully staged by Russia
- 9. Schools will open for more pupils on April 19
- 10. Trip to Budapest harmed Slovakia’s diplomatic service