20 years after the Velvet Divorce

The Czech Republic and Slovakia: twenty years apart, yet together

Twenty years ago Czechoslovakia broke up into two independent states: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. What were the consequences of the break-up and what did the two countries gain by the split? In a joint mini-series Radio Prague and Radio Slovakia International look at life after the Velvet Divorce.

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