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Czechoslovakia
Reader Shares Story of Family’s Risky Escape from Communist Czechoslovakia to America
Reader Kristyne Hrdina Moulton reflects on her family’s escape from communist Czechoslovakia.
Man Who Escaped Soviet Bloc in Ultralight Plane Now Lives in an Airplane Hangar in Middle of Nowhere
Assault of the Family Under Totalitarianism, Then and Now
Nearly a quarter century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Europe faces a major new threat from Moscow.
Czechs and Slovaks Still Search for Truth and Love, 25 Years After the Velvet Revolution
The poster has been hung, in part, to mark 25 years since the Velvet Revolution, or as it is known to Slovaks, the Gentle Revolution.
Eurocrisis Lacks Internal Solution, Says Czech President
Czech President Vaclav Klaus spoke at Hunter College Sept. 24 and he pulled no punches in his analysis, predicting a breakup of the euro currency union, whose failure he describes as “inevitable.”
