On this day in 1989, Czech writer and dissident Vaclav Havel was elected President of Czechoslovakia. He oversaw the nation’s dissolution, after which it became the two independent countries, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On this day in 1989, Czech writer and dissident Vaclav Havel was elected President of Czechoslovakia. He oversaw the nation’s dissolution, after which it became the two independent countries, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
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THE VELVET REVOLUTION
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
THE VELVET REVOLUTION
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Timely reminder of #Terezin 's horror on the anniversary of the 🇨🇿 1989 #VelvetRevolution.
So many stories still to be told about places, events and people of #Czechia...
So many stories still to be told about places, events and people of #Czechia...
For the past three weeks, I’ve been taking readers of my blog around early post-Velvet Revolution Czechoslovakia as I tell the story of writing Fodor’s Czechoslovakia. This week, we go to Prague and the former Nazi-run Jewish ghetto at Terezín. Click here to read: markbakerprague.com/part-3-xxxx/
Part 3: A Visit to Prague and Terezín | Mark Baker | Travel Writer in Prague
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November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Timely reminder of #Terezin 's horror on the anniversary of the 🇨🇿 1989 #VelvetRevolution.
So many stories still to be told about places, events and people of #Czechia...
So many stories still to be told about places, events and people of #Czechia...
Czechs, Slovaks mark Velvet Revolution with protests in defence of democratic values @sightmagazine.bsky.social #CzechRepublic #Slovakia #VelvetRevolution #Prague #Russia #EU #NATO
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Czechs, Slovaks mark Velvet Revolution with protests in defence of democratic values - Sight Magazine
Thousands of Czechs and Slovaks on Monday celebrated the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of communist rule.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Czechs, Slovaks mark Velvet Revolution with protests in defence of democratic values @sightmagazine.bsky.social #CzechRepublic #Slovakia #VelvetRevolution #Prague #Russia #EU #NATO
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17. 11. 1989 the people of 🇨🇿🇸🇰 proved that courage can dismantle even the strongest dictatorship.
The peaceful #VelvetRevolution showed the world that unity and truth can defeat tyranny.
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The peaceful #VelvetRevolution showed the world that unity and truth can defeat tyranny.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
17. 11. 1989 the people of 🇨🇿🇸🇰 proved that courage can dismantle even the strongest dictatorship.
The peaceful #VelvetRevolution showed the world that unity and truth can defeat tyranny.
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The peaceful #VelvetRevolution showed the world that unity and truth can defeat tyranny.
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Nostalgické ohlédnutí: 17. listopad 2009, dvacáté výročí Sametové revoluce - když ještě bylo volně přístupné podloubí na Národní...
// Remembering the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
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// Remembering the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
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November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Nostalgické ohlédnutí: 17. listopad 2009, dvacáté výročí Sametové revoluce - když ještě bylo volně přístupné podloubí na Národní...
// Remembering the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
#photography #VelvetRevolution #SametováRevoluce #Czechia #Prague #Praha
// Remembering the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
#photography #VelvetRevolution #SametováRevoluce #Czechia #Prague #Praha
On this date in 1989, Czech students protested communism amd demanded democracy.
They won.
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They won.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
On this date in 1989, Czech students protested communism amd demanded democracy.
They won.
#VelvetRevolution #CzechRepublic
They won.
#VelvetRevolution #CzechRepublic
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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Remembering Nov 17th 1989 in Czechslovakia, the beginning of a fundamental change driven by peaceful but determined people in the streets. The soundtrack was “We promised each other love” by Ivan Hoffman #otd #iwasthere #VelvetRevolution youtu.be/FW2TZvdAOiQ
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Remembering Nov 17th 1989 in Czechslovakia, the beginning of a fundamental change driven by peaceful but determined people in the streets. The soundtrack was “We promised each other love” by Ivan Hoffman #otd #iwasthere #VelvetRevolution youtu.be/FW2TZvdAOiQ
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On 17 November we don’t just look back—we look around.
The Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic reminds us that freedom is never “finished”. It lives only if we defend it: in elections, in streets, in everyday courage against apathy, lies and hate. ✊
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The Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic reminds us that freedom is never “finished”. It lives only if we defend it: in elections, in streets, in everyday courage against apathy, lies and hate. ✊
#VelvetRevolution #CzechRepublic #Democracy
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
On 17 November we don’t just look back—we look around.
The Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic reminds us that freedom is never “finished”. It lives only if we defend it: in elections, in streets, in everyday courage against apathy, lies and hate. ✊
#VelvetRevolution #CzechRepublic #Democracy
The Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic reminds us that freedom is never “finished”. It lives only if we defend it: in elections, in streets, in everyday courage against apathy, lies and hate. ✊
#VelvetRevolution #CzechRepublic #Democracy
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Desolate is the world without love!
Freedom & Democracy is a precious thing & we should not take for granted ❤️
#freedom #democracy #Velvetrevolution #Czechrepublic #Czechia
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Freedom & Democracy is a precious thing & we should not take for granted ❤️
#freedom #democracy #Velvetrevolution #Czechrepublic #Czechia
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Náměšť - Czechoslovak Folk Song during the Velvet Revolution
YouTube video by Ian Berwick
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Desolate is the world without love!
Freedom & Democracy is a precious thing & we should not take for granted ❤️
#freedom #democracy #Velvetrevolution #Czechrepublic #Czechia
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Freedom & Democracy is a precious thing & we should not take for granted ❤️
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The #VelvetRevolution began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1989. Riot police violently attacked a student protest in #Prague, but numbers went up, reaching half a million on the 20th. #CommunistParty leaders of Czechoslovakia resigned on 24th & announced it would cede power on the 28th.
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The #VelvetRevolution began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1989. Riot police violently attacked a student protest in #Prague, but numbers went up, reaching half a million on the 20th. #CommunistParty leaders of Czechoslovakia resigned on 24th & announced it would cede power on the 28th.
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How get rid of #Totalitarian #Autocratic #Dictatorship #Peacefully ✌️ in 10 business days? Take inspiration from #Dove #Nation 🕊️ #CzechRepublic 🇨🇿
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The #VelvetRevolution began #OnThisDay in 1989
Viewed from Prague, the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia was ‘joyful’. But not all revolutions are equal.
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Viewed from Prague, the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia was ‘joyful’. But not all revolutions are equal.
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The Velvet Revolution In The Regions
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November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The #VelvetRevolution began #OnThisDay in 1989
Viewed from Prague, the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia was ‘joyful’. But not all revolutions are equal.
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Viewed from Prague, the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia was ‘joyful’. But not all revolutions are equal.
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On this day, 36 years ago, the #VelvetRevolution began.
Students gathered in Prague and demanded more democracy.
A peaceful movement that changed the course of history — and still inspires Europe today.
Students gathered in Prague and demanded more democracy.
A peaceful movement that changed the course of history — and still inspires Europe today.
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
On this day, 36 years ago, the #VelvetRevolution began.
Students gathered in Prague and demanded more democracy.
A peaceful movement that changed the course of history — and still inspires Europe today.
Students gathered in Prague and demanded more democracy.
A peaceful movement that changed the course of history — and still inspires Europe today.
A #VelvetRevolution years in the making: What looked like a sudden uprising was the culmination of civic defiance, underground networks and a widening gap between the rulers and the ruled. spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
A Velvet Revolution years in the making
What looked like a sudden uprising was the culmination of civic defiance, underground networks and a widening gap between the rulers and the ruled.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A #VelvetRevolution years in the making: What looked like a sudden uprising was the culmination of civic defiance, underground networks and a widening gap between the rulers and the ruled. spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
The Velvet Revolution of 1989 was the final, fatal crack in the Iron Curtain.
A people's peaceful uprising that shattered 41 years of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia.
reclaiming of sovereignty, democracy, and basic human dignity from a bankrupt totalitarian system. #VelvetRevolution
A people's peaceful uprising that shattered 41 years of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia.
reclaiming of sovereignty, democracy, and basic human dignity from a bankrupt totalitarian system. #VelvetRevolution
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Velvet Revolution of 1989 was the final, fatal crack in the Iron Curtain.
A people's peaceful uprising that shattered 41 years of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia.
reclaiming of sovereignty, democracy, and basic human dignity from a bankrupt totalitarian system. #VelvetRevolution
A people's peaceful uprising that shattered 41 years of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia.
reclaiming of sovereignty, democracy, and basic human dignity from a bankrupt totalitarian system. #VelvetRevolution
本日11月17日は「自由と民主主義のための闘いの日」。36年前、旧チェコスロバキアで多くの市民が真実・自由・人間の尊厳のために勇気ある一歩を踏み出し、ビロード革命が歴史を動かしました。
この革命は、私たちに民主主義と人権、そして世界へ開かれた未来を選ぶ力を与えてくれました。
スロバキア人とチェコ人は自由を基盤にヨーロッパを築き、今では誇りをもって21年間EUの一員として歩んでいます。市場経済と民主社会の構築を初期から支援してくれた日本に心より感謝します。
今日、日本は私たちにとって大切な戦略的パートナーです。
#VelvetRevolution #Slovakia 🇸🇰🇪🇺🇯🇵
この革命は、私たちに民主主義と人権、そして世界へ開かれた未来を選ぶ力を与えてくれました。
スロバキア人とチェコ人は自由を基盤にヨーロッパを築き、今では誇りをもって21年間EUの一員として歩んでいます。市場経済と民主社会の構築を初期から支援してくれた日本に心より感謝します。
今日、日本は私たちにとって大切な戦略的パートナーです。
#VelvetRevolution #Slovakia 🇸🇰🇪🇺🇯🇵
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
本日11月17日は「自由と民主主義のための闘いの日」。36年前、旧チェコスロバキアで多くの市民が真実・自由・人間の尊厳のために勇気ある一歩を踏み出し、ビロード革命が歴史を動かしました。
この革命は、私たちに民主主義と人権、そして世界へ開かれた未来を選ぶ力を与えてくれました。
スロバキア人とチェコ人は自由を基盤にヨーロッパを築き、今では誇りをもって21年間EUの一員として歩んでいます。市場経済と民主社会の構築を初期から支援してくれた日本に心より感謝します。
今日、日本は私たちにとって大切な戦略的パートナーです。
#VelvetRevolution #Slovakia 🇸🇰🇪🇺🇯🇵
この革命は、私たちに民主主義と人権、そして世界へ開かれた未来を選ぶ力を与えてくれました。
スロバキア人とチェコ人は自由を基盤にヨーロッパを築き、今では誇りをもって21年間EUの一員として歩んでいます。市場経済と民主社会の構築を初期から支援してくれた日本に心より感謝します。
今日、日本は私たちにとって大切な戦略的パートナーです。
#VelvetRevolution #Slovakia 🇸🇰🇪🇺🇯🇵
. On 17 November 1989, students gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of Czech universities by the Nazis. The peaceful demonstration was brutally suppressed, yet that very moment became the fuse that mobilised an entire nation. And so began The Velvet Revolution!
#Velvetrevolution 💜
#Velvetrevolution 💜
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
. On 17 November 1989, students gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of Czech universities by the Nazis. The peaceful demonstration was brutally suppressed, yet that very moment became the fuse that mobilised an entire nation. And so began The Velvet Revolution!
#Velvetrevolution 💜
#Velvetrevolution 💜
Velvet 89 just got a huge Anniversary Update! 🎉
A new #Brno level, 18 hidden items, and more stories from the #VelvetRevolution.
Free on #iOS, #Android, and #Steam.
Read the full story on #RGS 👇
A new #Brno level, 18 hidden items, and more stories from the #VelvetRevolution.
Free on #iOS, #Android, and #Steam.
Read the full story on #RGS 👇
Velvet 89 Anniversary Update Adds New Level and Items
Velvet 89 celebrates its first anniversary with a new Brno level, 18 hidden items, and more ways to explore the Velvet Revolution, free on all platforms.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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I was thinking the exact same thing. A man who lived by the words he expressed.🕊️
#VelvetRevolution
#VelvetRevolution
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I was thinking the exact same thing. A man who lived by the words he expressed.🕊️
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