Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:08:51 +0200Czechs take stock of their lives 18 years after the fall of communismhttps://english.radio.cz/czechs-take-stock-their-lives-18-years-after-fall-communism-8601979© 2026 Radio Prague International On Saturday Czechs marked the 18th anniversary of the country’s return to freedom and democracy. How have people’s lives changed since the heady days of the Velvet Revolution and are they happy with the changes? A poll conducted by the independent STEM agency indicates that the post-revolution euphoria has long worn off. Only 51 percent of respondents said they were fully satisfied with the country’s post-89 development. The rest expressed numerous reservations. We spoke with STEMs director Jan Hartl to get the big picture. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Czechs take stock of their lives 18 years after the fall of communism https://english.radio.cz/czechs-take-stock-their-lives-18-years-after-fall-communism-8601979 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9