Czechoslovakia

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• 6/6/2021
  

  Two Films Show the Historical Toll and Present Danger of Ethnic Violence

  by Walter G. Moss

  Two films show the dire consequences of ethnic antagonism during and after the second world war, and the potential for ideology to incite and justify violence.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  7/25/2020
  

  Milos Jakes, Czech Communist Leader, Is Dead at 97

  Mr. Jakes “came to be seen as the epitome of an out-of-touch Communist Party functionary,” said professor Mary Heimann.

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• 12/10/19
  

  30 years after Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution, have we come full circle?

  by Gideon Remez

  History is repeating itself as Havelian satire rather than farce. Again, an autocratic Moscow is working to expand its sphere, weaken its adversaries and break up their alliances.

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• SOURCE: Time
  November 16, 2019
  

  Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution Started 30 Years Ago—But It Was Decades in the Making

  by Andy Kopsa

    The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia had been long in the making before protests erupted 30 years ago.

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• 10/28/18
  

  Czechs Are Celebrating Their Country’s Centennial. We Should, Too.

  by Daniel E. Miller

  Democracy prevailed there while it’s been dying elsewhere.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  8-20-18
  

  50 Years After Prague Spring, Lessons on Freedom (and a Broken Spirit)

  The events that played out 50 years ago in Prague serve as a reminder of the fragility of the systems created to guard against war and tyranny.