The Velvet Revolution and Breakup of Czechoslovakia - History Matters Documentary
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The federalization that was done in 1969 to appease some groups in the communist party left Czechoslovakia with a parliament and rules that made it next to impossible to make any changes to laws. The problem was that the parliament was split into three parts. The House of people with MPs from all over the country and two Houses of nations, Czech and Slovak, with MPs from one or the other parts and the rules said that for a law to come into effect all three houses have to vote for.
This posed no problems during the communist rule as the decisions were made elsewhere and the parliament was just a pretense. After free elections the houses couldn't agree on anything, while the country was in dire need of lots of new laws.
Date: 2022-07-19
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SirWasedOne
In 1990 I was in the most north-western part of Yugoslavia (Slovenia) and in 1991 it split up and in 1992 I was in the western region of Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic/Czechia) and it split in 1993. I'm very good at sowing discord.
In all seriousness - I was 11 and 13 at the time. In the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, I remember talking to these guys who were just a little bit older than me, about the situation in the country and how their take on it was that one region were more industrialized than the other and therefore more wealthy and it being the reason why they wanted the split to happen.
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In 1990 I was in the most north-western part of Yugoslavia (Slovenia) and in 1991 it split up and in 1992 I was in the western region of Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic/Czechia) and it split in 1993. I'm very good at sowing discord.
In all seriousness - I was 11 and 13 at the time. In the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, I remember talking to these guys who were just a little bit older than me, about the situation in the country and how their take on it was that one region were more industrialized than the other and therefore more wealthy and it being the reason why they wanted the split to happen.
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Paul
Oh, look at that! Awful communists kept things together and prevented the nationalists from spreading their plague around.
They're gone, one stronger country splits into two weaker ones.
Profit?
For the western powers, to be sure. Nowadays they're both workforce sources and cheap tourism destinations - and that's kinda it. Hooray for capitalism!
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Oh, look at that! Awful communists kept things together and prevented the nationalists from spreading their plague around.
They're gone, one stronger country splits into two weaker ones.
Profit?
For the western powers, to be sure. Nowadays they're both workforce sources and cheap tourism destinations - and that's kinda it. Hooray for capitalism!
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The
Why do you pronounce everyone's names wrong? Do you do this on purpose? I mean, haven't you research your topic by some means of hearing someone else speak the names? I'll give you a clue. All words (without a preposition preceding them) in the Czech language hold the accent on the first syllable. Now try his name again: VAClav, HAvel. He wasn't French!
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Why do you pronounce everyone's names wrong? Do you do this on purpose? I mean, haven't you research your topic by some means of hearing someone else speak the names? I'll give you a clue. All words (without a preposition preceding them) in the Czech language hold the accent on the first syllable. Now try his name again: VAClav, HAvel. He wasn't French!
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Erik
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (some people consider oh so important to write the dash) improved the relations between Czechs and Slovaks. Now neither could blame their misfortune on the other, as they both have their own countries. Moravians and Silesians were not asked, they remained in Czechia.
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The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (some people consider oh so important to write the dash) improved the relations between Czechs and Slovaks. Now neither could blame their misfortune on the other, as they both have their own countries. Moravians and Silesians were not asked, they remained in Czechia.
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John
What I don't understand is why, if there were two distinct cultures, were they grouped into one nation in the first place? Didn't the breakup of the Austro-hungarian empire happen to give all of these different people's a right to self-determination?
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What I don't understand is why, if there were two distinct cultures, were they grouped into one nation in the first place? Didn't the breakup of the Austro-hungarian empire happen to give all of these different people's a right to self-determination?
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David
My great grandfather came from Moravia. A Pavlovsky, I have always been told we were Czech or bohemian. my grandma used to laugh when she called us bohunks. so what's the difference between Czechs and Slovaks?
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My great grandfather came from Moravia. A Pavlovsky, I have always been told we were Czech or bohemian. my grandma used to laugh when she called us bohunks. so what's the difference between Czechs and Slovaks?
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Envy's
Its pretty rare that you see a divorce or national partition that doesnt end in some kind of violence (India, ireland etc)
The lack of a colonial influence or sectarian relationship helps apparently
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Its pretty rare that you see a divorce or national partition that doesnt end in some kind of violence (India, ireland etc)
The lack of a colonial influence or sectarian relationship helps apparently
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Rony
This entire split is so weird. No one really wanted it, no one really cared but 2 politicians decided you keep Slovakia I'll keep the Czech Republic and the rest of the nation just went eh, sure.
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This entire split is so weird. No one really wanted it, no one really cared but 2 politicians decided you keep Slovakia I'll keep the Czech Republic and the rest of the nation just went eh, sure.
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Hey
Weird how communism is promoted by many young people today, yet if they read basic history the will find that literally no country wanted to remain communists after trying it out.
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Weird how communism is promoted by many young people today, yet if they read basic history the will find that literally no country wanted to remain communists after trying it out.
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history_matters
1945-1948
2nd Republic of Suutenburg
Josiip Gusjaej 1891-1946
1945-1946
Albert Yukesh 1902-1954
1946-1948
Garon Lejuk 1909-1994
1948-1948
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1945-1948
2nd Republic of Suutenburg
Josiip Gusjaej 1891-1946
1945-1946
Albert Yukesh 1902-1954
1946-1948
Garon Lejuk 1909-1994
1948-1948
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Ryan
It always makes me sad when I remember that Czechoslovakia broke up because Czechoslovakia is, in my opinion, one of the most awesome names for a country in the world
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It always makes me sad when I remember that Czechoslovakia broke up because Czechoslovakia is, in my opinion, one of the most awesome names for a country in the world
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Elite
The year is 1989. Student Protests. Anti Communism.
That's right, it's the year where absolutely nothing happened at Tiananmen square on june 6th 1989.
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The year is 1989. Student Protests. Anti Communism.
That's right, it's the year where absolutely nothing happened at Tiananmen square on june 6th 1989.
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Joe
I wonder if the Yugoslav wars made both Slovak politicans and Czech politicians mutually agreed that splitting up was the for the best.
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I wonder if the Yugoslav wars made both Slovak politicans and Czech politicians mutually agreed that splitting up was the for the best.
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Trippi
Fun fact, Shirley Temple (yes the one with animal crackers in her soup) was the US ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the breakup.
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Fun fact, Shirley Temple (yes the one with animal crackers in her soup) was the US ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the breakup.
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Oliver
I didnt even know what this place was I just did a dna thing and am primarily Czech but yikes this place a bit messy hey like me!
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I didnt even know what this place was I just did a dna thing and am primarily Czech but yikes this place a bit messy hey like me!
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Kamil
It's Czechoslovak socialist republik
And Havel was first elected by the communist controlled parlament, not the government.
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It's Czechoslovak socialist republik
And Havel was first elected by the communist controlled parlament, not the government.
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james
He was only in power for five days but he did away with the communist party. That was an efficient use of his time.
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He was only in power for five days but he did away with the communist party. That was an efficient use of his time.
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Daniel
The communists: we represent the workers!
The workers: go on strike
The communists: wait that's illigal
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The communists: we represent the workers!
The workers: go on strike
The communists: wait that's illigal
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Rich
Lovely. Interesting would have been the background on the formation of Czechoslovakia after the First World War.
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Lovely. Interesting would have been the background on the formation of Czechoslovakia after the First World War.
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