Czechoslovakia (Czech Československo; 1938–1939 and Slovak since 1990: Česko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 (upon declaring its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire) until 1992 (with a...
RESTORATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA A year and a half after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, the country's post-communist leadership is bent on the restoration of a full blown capitalist order. A new bourgeoisie is emerging, legislation is being passed that widens class divisions, and...
Czechoslovakia Human wrongs JUST weeks after European governments made brave new promises in Vienna about respecting human rights, Eastern Europe's best-known playwright has been sent to prison for laying a few flowers at a monument. Despite criticism from the West and protests from...
The split of Czechoslovakia into two countries 15 years ago has been referred to as a "velvet divorce" _ hassle-free, peaceful and as amicable as a breakup can be.Now Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking halves are studying that split to see if they, too, could divide...
PRAGUE, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Former Czech president Vaclav Havel has returned to his roots as a playwright after years in politics, revealing a new drama set to debut next spring. The 71-year-old Havel left the arts in late 1989 to lead the bloodless...
