9 QUOTES WITH «CZECHOSLOVAKIA»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
Czechoslovakia.
You know what happened, you know, in 1938: France, England, you know, just sold out Czechoslovakia to Hitler.
Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe.
The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out.
By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market.
In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past.
If you are in Brazil and you grew up in a right-wing dictatorship, you think Marxism is liberating. But if you grew up in Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union is controlling everything and killing people, then you think capitalism is liberating. Neither of those two things are true and it doesn't take a lot brains to understand this.
But bread is different. I come from Czechoslovakia, where we eat lots of it, so it's hard to say no. I can't even have one piece, because when I start, I don't stop.
My parents came to this country after World War II, Jews from Czechoslovakia who had survived Auschwitz and Dachau. They settled with my sister in rural Ohio in the 1950s, where my dad became the town doctor and I was born.
I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was co-founder, and we wanted a 20th country to join. They asked for a volunteer to go to Prague to get Czechoslovakia to do it, and my hand always goes up first.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CZECHOSLOVAKIA»
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Czechoslovakia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Czechoslovakia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Some of the best European writing of the past ten years. --"World Literature Today"
Markéta Goetz-Stankiewicz, 1985
Maria Dowling's history of Czechoslovakia engages with themes of perennial interest--nationalism, democracy, and authoritarian rule--and as well as guiding the reader through the particularly rich and varied experiences of Czechoslovakia, ...
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Irreconcilable Differences?: Explaining
Czechoslovakia's ...
This unique volume brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars as well as Czech and Slovak decisionmakers who were personally involved in the events leading up to the separation of Czechoslovakia.
Michael Kraus, Allison Stanger, 2000
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Prison Conditions in
Czechoslovakia
Physical and Sexual Assaults
Herman Schwartz, Mary C. Schwartz, 1989
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Czechoslovakia: The Velvet Revolution and Beyond
This book examines the core issues at work in the last decade, focusing on the political, economic, and philosophical underpinnings of the reform process.
Robin E. H. Shepherd, 2000
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The Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact Invasion of ...
The essays of a dozen leading European and American Cold War historians analyze the 'Prague Spring' and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in light of new documentary evidence from the archives of two dozen countries and explain ...
Günter Bischof, Stefan Karner, Peter Ruggenthaler, 2010
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Czechoslovakia--the Short Goodbye
Analyzes the causes, process, and consequences of Czechoslovakia's 1993 separation into the new independent states of Czechia and Slovakia.
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Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in World Politics
The book focuses on the description and analysis of the historical formation of the Czechoslovak and Czech positions in the international system during the course of the 20th century.
Ladislav Cabada, Šárka Waisová, 2011
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Czechoslovakia between Stalin and Hitler: The Diplomacy of ...
The work looks at the first two decades of Benes's diplomacy and analyzes the Prague Government's attempts to secure the existence of the Republic of Czechoslovakia in the treacherous space between the millstones of the East and West.
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Czechoslovakia: The State That Failed
Czechoslovakia, the state which preceded today's Czech and Slovak republics, lasted for just seventy-four years, the span of an average person's lifetime.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CZECHOSLOVAKIA»
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Czechoslovakia is used in the context of the following news items.
Wimbledon 2015: Vasek Pospisil can thank parents' bravery for his …
Milos and Mila Pospisil fled the former Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s with their first two sons, Tom and Petr, who were then aged five and ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Things named after other things or sometimes after people special!
... the 2006 World Cup final, the cheeky chip down the middle - is known the world over as a Panenka, after Czechoslovakia's Antonin Panenka, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Paul Burik has imprint on Avon, West Side Market, Cleveland …
Born in the former Czechoslovakia – now the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- he and his father fled the Soviet invasion. Paul Burik was 13 ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Lansing Town Talk: Early Fourth of July at Myers Park
Tina was in the Army from 1982 to 1984 and traveled to Stuttgart, Czechoslovakia, and Paris while on overseas duty. Hugh Hall was wearing a ... «Ithaca Journal, Jul 15»
At 90, Montville's Johansson still spreads his story on freedom
This mission was doomed, the plane was shot down over Czechoslovakia and the 10-man crew bailed out. Johansson was held as a German ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
What's on where around Luton: listings, July 8 edition
Featured in its tour will be music from Moravia, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Germany and the USA. The journey takes place at 4pm, at Walsworth ... «Luton Today, Jul 15»
Nazis, Nudity & Rejecting "No Means No" – Today's Marketing …
... concluded in mid-June on Czech public television, a family lives for two months in a realistic simulation of Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. «Pulse, Jul 15»
My simple act and my stand for gender equality at the Western Wall
... experiencing anti- Semitism, and knowing that my mother had to flee her birthplace after her family's lives were threatened in Czechoslovakia ... «Jewish Community Voice, Jul 15»
East alum's film brings grandmother's Holocaust experience to …
... scene of domestic tranquility before violence rips the family from their idyllic lives in a small, isolated town in Czechoslovakia to the Auschwitz ... «Jewish Community Voice, Jul 15»
Baku prepares for Int'l Chemistry Olympiad
The concept of the International Chemistry Olympiad was developed in the former Czechoslovakia in 1968. It was designed to increase ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»
