“It was falling apart by itself” – Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Divorce

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:49:06 +0200“It was falling apart by itself” – Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Divorce https://english.radio.cz/it-was-falling-apart-itself-czechoslovakias-velvet-divorce-8771087© 2026 Radio Prague International This January marks 30 years since the end of the common Czech and Slovak state. While some of the phenomena that ultimately led to the Czechoslovak split can be identified already in the early and mid-20th century, the separation of the two nations ended up being driven by politicians. Three decades on, Czechs still regret the end of Czechoslovakia more than Slovaks. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/rozdeleni_ceskoslovenska_meciar_klaus.jpg?timestamp=1672912391 “It was falling apart by itself” – Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Divorce https://english.radio.cz/it-was-falling-apart-itself-czechoslovakias-velvet-divorce-8771087 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9