SLAVC 90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Velvet Revolution, Flag Of Russia, Dissolution Of Czechoslovakia
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Czech part of czechoslovakia annexed by germany during wwii, slovaks were puppet government of nazi regime (like croatia-- fascist puppet government) after wwii reconstituted as czechoslovakia (some small sections given to ukraine) 1993 split between slovakia and czech republic called velvet divorce for the first time in slovak history, people who considered themselves slovak had state of their own; until then, were always part of another entity (czechoslovakia, Slovaks (traditionally looked upon as very low, peasant nation, particularly under. Hungarians, who treated them like cattle ) became one of most prosperous nations in. Europe, very economically successful; in recent election, left-wing populist (contrary to trends in rest of europe) Czech republic composed of three regions: bohemia, moravia, silesia coat of arms of czechia has two lions, two eagles, for three different regions; flag has red, white, blue in three sections (colors of the slavs)
