Tag: Czechoslovakia

A photo of Vaclav Havel and Mikhail Gorbachev signing the withdrawal treaty.

The Soviets wanted to ‘protect’ Czechoslovakia

Following the fall of the Iron Curtain Soviet troops started to leave Europe. Czechoslovakia, as it then still was, was happy that the ‘temporary deployment’ of Soviet troops was coming to an end. This article looks at the intent behind the occupation, and the events leading up to the Soviet's departure.
A photo of the Jaslovske Bohunice Power Plant - Slovakia

The results of a nuclear incident in Czechoslovakia

I don't think there's anyone who hasn't heard of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. The recent Sky drama reanimated people's memories of those days. Few are aware there almost was a similar disaster in Bohunice, in what was then Czechoslovakia.
A photo of world leaders at the signing of the Munich agreement

The truth behind the Sudetenland

Before living in Prague I thought I knew about the Sudetenland and how Hitler annexed it before World War II. There’s a lot I’ve learnt about the nuances of history in the region/s that carry this name. This article is my attempt at straightening out the facts from the commonly-held myths.
A photo of Milada Horáková at her trial

Milada Horáková: Czech resistance fighter

People who speak out against a regime ? are targeted. We think this happens in dictatorships but a democratic society can face the wrath of an angry administration. Under communist rule, Czechoslovakia targeted the resistance fighter Milada Horáková as brutally as possible.