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this is originally an old post of mine but the video got deleted so i had to find a new one

So, maybe you read my former articles about the 17th of November 1989 I posted earlier today, maybe you didn’t. It’s a national holiday in Czech republic and Slovakia, the former Czechoslovakia. We celebrate the day the comunist regime fell in our countries after 21 years. 

This video contains photos and footages from the November 17 1989 from different parts of Prague, the capital city of Czech republic and the former capital city of Czechoslovakia and is accompanied by Marta Kubišová’s “Prayer for Marta” which was a song that used to give hope to many people in those days.  Sometimes when I hear it on the radio I find myself in tears. I wasn’t even born at the time of Velvet revolution but it means very much to me. It’s a proof we can change the course of things. Czechoslovakian nation got together and they fought for their freedom. For our freedom. And I’ll be gratious to the men and women that signed themselves under the Charter 77 and to all the people that risked being put in jail, being beaten even getting killed and they went to the streets and changed something big. Forever.  Events as this one should be never forgotten. Because there are still countries that look like Czechoslovakia back in 80’s in our world. People need to talk about it, know about it, discuss and let the leaders of such countries know they don’t approve. The Velvet revolution is a proof we can fight against occupants and oppressors. So I translated the “Prayer for Marta” for you. Feel free to ask me any questions if anything’s unclear. MARTA KUBIŠOVÁ - MODLITBA PRO MARTU

Just a heads up that the “Velvet Revolution” in 1989 wasn’t as peaceful as one might think. …although it was perhaps more peaceful than any other revolution, in the moment of this photo being taken, the police had surrounded several thousands of students and forced them all into a single narrow street with no other ways to escape, and then started beating them up.

AND THIS IS WHAT COMMUNISTS DID.

During the communism era in my country, my parents couldn’t STUDY. My dad was interrogated by the police because OF THE MUSIC he was listening to. Traveling to any country on the west from our borders was nearly impossible for regular people. People were being put in jail for as much as speaking their opinion… 

the Czech Republic celebrates 25 years since the Velvet Revolution, the overthrowing of the communist government

we’re celebrating 25 years of freedom and democracy

this revolution was started by university students and young people, a group underestimated by both the government and the older generation

the motto of the revolution was “when - if not now. who - if not us?”

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