Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:47:11 +0200Sixteen years after Velvet Revolution few communist relics remainhttps://english.radio.cz/sixteen-years-after-velvet-revolution-few-communist-relics-remain-8625689© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalSixteen years ago this week 40 years of communism in Czechoslovakia dramatically came to an end, rapidly dismantled by massive public protests in the city streets. Almost overnight, the old structures collapsed and with it the symbols of a decayed system: countless red stars, party banners, statues of revolutionaries, and 'eternal' monuments to the country's communist presidents - were carted off to unknown 'graveyards' - usually the dustbin.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Sixteen years after Velvet Revolution few communist relics remain https://english.radio.cz/sixteen-years-after-velvet-revolution-few-communist-relics-remain-8625689 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9