tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039387400653017982024-09-11T01:09:04.257+02:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403938740065301798.post-63760050921737024162007-12-28T23:38:00.000+01:002007-12-29T02:44:14.325+01:00Well, the year 2008 is knocking on the door. Better said, the year 200<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">8</span></span> is knocking...<br /><br />There is something interesting about the years which ends by number "8" in the relatively short history of Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia). Let me lead you through.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight No. 1 - 191<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, October 28</span><br />Europe exhausted by World War I. From split up of Austria-Hungary monarchy spring several new states, including Czechoslovakia. We have started to write a new chapter of history.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight No. 2 - 193<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8</span>, September 29</span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement">Munich Agreement</a>. Representatives of Great Britain (Neville Chamberlain), France (Edouard Daladier), Germany (Adolf Hilter) and Italy (Benito Mussolini) have signed <span style="font-style: italic;">Munich dictate</span>. Young Czechoslovak republic lost <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland">Sudetenland</a>, being betrayed by Great Britain and France. German occupation and World War II. has just begun.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight No. 3 - 194<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8</span>, February 25</span><br />Coup. From democracy to socialism. New age came - Czechoslovakia definitely behind <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain">iron curtain</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight No 4. - 196<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8</span>, August 21</span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Spring">Prague spring</a> - political period of liberalization - was cut off by military invasion of "allied" armies from Soviet Union, east Germany, Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria. Soviet military forces remain deployed in Czechoslovakia till 1991.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Eight" No. 5 - 1989, November 17<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>Well, one year later, but it's within statistical toleration :)<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution">Velvet revolution</a> - Czechoslovakia, as well as most of members of eastern block, have "beaten" totality communists regime, without violence.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight No. 6 - 199<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8<br /></span></span><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Czech Ice hockey representation won the Nagano olympics championship.</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><object height="373" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xa0gvq9d054&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xa0gvq9d054&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="373" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Magical "eights" can bring positives, but negatives as well. So how will finally look the Eight No. 7? It is upon us ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403938740065301798.post-63794537659858616772007-12-28T17:43:00.000+01:002007-12-29T02:43:24.847+01:00Hello,<br />I am the new born blog. Let's go together through this crazy world. Stay tunned, more to come.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0