1952 ⟶ Show Trial of Rudolf Slánský and other Communist Officials

The Slansky Trial in Czechoslovakia.
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🏰 Prague Castle Construction Begins

Prague Castle founded.⟶
Prague Castle Construction Begins (870)
Middle AgesFortificationPolitical DevelopmentArchitectureSlavs
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

🤖 R.U.R. Play Premiere: Introduction of the Word 'Robot'

January 25: Premiere of the science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), in which the word "robot" was first used.⟶
R.U.R. Play Premiere: Introduction of the Word 'Robot' (1921)
Science FictionRoboticsTheaterPlaywrightArtificial IntelligenceModernism
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

⚖️ Show Trial of Rudolf Slánský and other Communist Officials

The Slansky Trial in Czechoslovakia.⟶
Show Trial of Rudolf Slánský and other Communist Officials (1952)
Cold WarCommunismCzechoslovakiaStalinismEastern BlocPurgePolitical Repression
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

👮 Martial Law Declared in Poland

December 13: Martial law in Poland begins.⟶
Martial Law Declared in Poland (1981)
Cold WarEastern BlocSolidarityCommunismPolitical RepressionPolish People's RepublicHuman RightsSoviet Union
PolandPoland

🇨🇿 Czechoslovak Communist Government Collapse

November 24: The Communist government of Czechoslovakia falls during the Velvet Revolution.⟶
Czechoslovak Communist Government Collapse (1989)
CommunismDemocracyCold WarCzechoslovakiaPolitical TransitionNonviolent Resistance
Czech RepublicCzech RepublicSlovakiaSlovakia

🤝 Czech Republic and Slovakia Officially Separate

January 1: Velvet Divorce between Czech Republic and Slovakia.⟶
Czech Republic and Slovakia Officially Separate (1993)
NationalismSelf-determinationCzechoslovakiaDivorce
Czech RepublicCzech RepublicSlovakiaSlovakia