Vaclav Havel, the unassuming playwright dissident who helped spearhead the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that overthrew Communism in Czechoslovakia, died on December 18. He became the country’s president ...
Consuls from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Austria met at the I-House Wednesday to discuss their experiences of the end of Communist rule in the Soviet Bloc. The event, “With Immediate ...
The twentieth anniversary of the Berlin Wall's dismantling triggered reflection on its lessons for Europe and the left. Now the twentieth anniversary of Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution is prompting ...