Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:03:02 +0200https://english.radio.cz/split-czechoslovakia-context-reasons-and-lessons-future-8548458© 2026 Radio Prague International For Czechs and Slovaks, New Year’s Day has a special meaning as the independent Czech and Slovak Republics emerged 20 years ago today. But what strained their relations while they were still living in one country? Why did Czechoslovakia split against the wishes of most of its inhabitants? And what lessons can be learned from the history of their common country? In our special New Year’s Day programme, we discuss these issues with Jan Rychlík from the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University, and political scientist and historian Juraj Marušiak from the Slovak Academy of Sciences. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/cz_sk2.jpg?timestamp=1591196620 https://english.radio.cz/split-czechoslovakia-context-reasons-and-lessons-future-8548458 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9