The Memorandum | Compare and Contrast
1965: Czechoslovakia is a whole country, as it has been for most of the time since its creation in 1918.
Today: The country has been split in two for many years. The rise of Slovak nationalism after the Velvet Revolution led to the creation of two new countries: Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
1965: Czechoslovakia is a communist country, controlled by the Soviet Union as part of the Warsaw Pact.
Today: The Czech Republic and Slovakia are free, independent nations. Havel is the president of the Czech Republic, as he has been since 1993....
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