First there was the
State Language Act that many
Hungarians and
EU observers claim discriminates against the significant Hungarian minority in Slovakia. The Slovaks were predictably
indigent. The issue isn't
new though. Relations soured further when the Slovaks recently
refused
entry to the Hungarian President. Clearly, there is much
history to overcome.
posted by vac2003
on Aug 31, 2009 -
34 comments
The European Union welcomes 10 new members! As I write this, the celebrations have started as Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia become members of the EU today.
While some folks are
gonna party like crazy, others are warning of
doom and gloom.
What do you think? Will this have significant effects on global culture, politics, and economics - or will it merely represent a paper change within the rarefied world of European diplomats, with little other than localized effects on day to day life?
posted by MidasMulligan
on Apr 30, 2004 -
43 comments
The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Posters, pamphlets, social protest material. 'In the morning hours of August 21, 1968, the Soviet army invaded Czechoslovakia along with troops from four other Warsaw Pact countries. The occupation was the beginning of the end for the Czechoslovak reform movement known as the Prague Spring. This web site contains material from the days immediately following the invasion, and they reflect the atmosphere in Czechoslovakia at the time: tense, chaotic, uncertain, full of pathos, fear, and expectation... '
Related :-
the Berlin Wall and
East Side Gallery;
A Concrete Curtain: The Life and Death of the Berlin Wall;
Szoborpark in Budapest, with its gigantic Cold War-era statues.
posted by plep
on Aug 12, 2003 -
6 comments
