The Velvet Divorce: 30 years
The former state of Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two countries, the Czech and Slovak Republics, on December 31, 1992. Thirty years on from the so-called "Velvet Divorce", we present a special five-part series looking at how the two countries view each other today.
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History
“We felt like Czechoslovaks and we still do” – Czech-Slovak border 30 years after Velvet Divorce
Despite the Velvet Divorce, relations between Czechia and Slovakia still remain very close. This is perhaps most evident in the Moravian Slovakia region.
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History
Velvet Divorce and marriage: real-life Czech-Slovak couples
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 is poetically known as the Velvet Divorce. This belies the fact that there are still many real-life Czech-Slovak couples.
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Society
Czech and Slovak: languages or dialects?
Czech and Slovak are generally considered to be mutually intelligible, but is this still the case? And were they considered separate languages prior to the Velvet Divorce?
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The Velvet Divorce
The rise and fall of Czechoslovakism
Where did Czechoslovakism, one of the guiding doctrines of the First Republic, come from and why did it fail?
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Domestic affairs
“Czechia has changed” – Fiala hosts special dinner for former PMs to mark Velvet Divorce anniversary
Monday saw no fewer than nine former Czech prime ministers attend a special dinner hosted by the country’s current head of government.
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The Velvet Divorce
“It was falling apart by itself” – Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Divorce
This January marks 30 years since the end of the common Czech and Slovak state.
