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For the past two decades, 17 November has been a national holiday in the Czech Republic. Full Article at The Independent
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page 1 of 2 * * * In 1989, a 22-year-old Charles University biology student, Simon Panek, rose to prominence as a leader of the student strikes that precipitated the Velvet Revolution. Full Article at Transitions Online
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BERLIN - OCTOBER 03: Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (L) and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev depart after receiving Quadriga Awards at the 2009 Quadriga Awards on October 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. View Photo »
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Probably it would be fair if Georgia were included too, though on the other hand it would probably be safer for Georgia, from the point of view of the future, to firmly anchor itself in the neighborhood -- with Azerbaijan, Armenia, and so on -- because they are its immediate neighbors and if there were ...
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OUTSIDERS tend to have a soft spot for Czechoslovakia. Poignant music by Leos Janacek, Antonin Dvorak and Bedrich Smetana recalls the struggle for nationhood that culminated in the creation in 1918 of a commendably decent country. Full Article at Economist
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THE Velvet Revolution of 1989 is a true fairytale of democracy in which the winter-cold grip of a Communist dictatorship melted when peacefully confronted with the passion of playwrights, scientists and students. Full Article at Wales Online
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PRAGUE It was a revolution that began with a lie. Vaclav Havel, the dissident who led the Velvet Revolution that overthrew Communism in Czechoslovakia, once declared that truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred. Full Article at History News Network
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BERLIN - OCTOBER 03: Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (L) and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev depart after receiving Quadriga Awards at the 2009 Quadriga Awards on October 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. View Photo »
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As Vaclav Havel and other leading voices of Europe's conscience declared earlier this week, Europe is today divided by a new wall, built by an outside force -- a wall that runs through the middle of Georgia
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Many in the Middle East are too young to remember what happened in 1989. Most would know something of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the protests in Tiananmen Square. Full Article at The National Newspaper
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PRAGUE: It was a revolution that began with a lie. Vaclav Havel, the dissident who led the Velvet Revolution that overthrew Communism in Czechoslovakia, once declared that "truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred." Full Article at Times of India
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BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 30: Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher hold the Goldene Henne Award at the Goldene Henne 2009 awards at Friedrichstadtpalast on September 30, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 30: Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (R), former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose with the Goldene Henne Award at the Goldene Henne 2009 awards at Friedrichstadtpalast on September 30, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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Probably it would be fair if Georgia were included too, though on the other hand it would probably be safer for Georgia, from the point of view of the future, to firmly anchor itself in the neighborhood -- with Azerbaijan, Armenia, and so on -- because they are its immediate neighbors and if there were ...
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As Vaclav Havel and other leading voices of Europe's conscience declared earlier this week, Europe is today divided by a new wall, built by an outside force -- a wall that runs through the middle of Georgia
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We should apply the same standards to Russia that we apply to any country in the world, be it China or the Czech Republic or Uruguay
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But exactly with these minor compromises start the big and dangerous ones, the real problems. This is actually the first time I really do mind something Obama did
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I am very sorry about this, because it is hurting the name of the Czech Republic in Europe
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This is absurd for many reasons ... I believe that President Klaus, before being elected, should have explained his intentions, put his cards on the table, so that those who voted for him could know what to expect. Now his behaviour damages the Czech Republic in Europe. It is irresponsible ... I do beli...
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This is absurd for many reasons ... I believe that President Klaus, before being elected, should have explained his intentions, put his cards on the table, so that those who voted for him could know what to expect. Now his behaviour damages the Czech Republic in Europe. It is irresponsible ... I do beli...
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I think that when, for example, the freshly awarded Nobel Peace Prize winner postpones a meeting with the Dalai Lama until after he visits continental China, he makes a small, inconspicuous, little-noticed compromise -- a compromise that has a certain logic ... Nevertheless, the question is whether big,...
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