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One thousand and twenty years of young Slovakia : The first complete book about the Slovak Republic

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Ivan Klč, Danica Filová, Marián Petričko
Place of publication
Myjava

Publisher

Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Our Slovak Republic Is Small And Young . . 5
Map of Slovakia . . 6
The Slovak Republic . . 8
People . . 8
Government . . 8
History . . 10
Government and Political Conditions . . 11
Economy . . 12
National Security . . 14
Foreign Relations . . 15

HISTORY
Early History . . 16
Great Moravian Empire /833 - 906/ . . 16
Medieval Dynastic States /907 - 1200/ . . 18
Later Middle Ages /1200 - 1310/ . . 19
Golden Age And The Rise Of Nationalism /1310 - 1526/ . . 20
Turkish Menace And Confessional Struggles /1526 - 1740/ . . 21
Enlightened Absolutism And National Revival /1740 - 1848/ . . 25
Revolution, Reaction And /Constitutional/ Dualism /1848 - 1914/ . . 27
World War I. And Creation Of The Czechoslovak State /1914 - 1918/ . . 30
First Czechoslovak Republic /1919 - 1938/ . . 32
From Wall Street Crash To Munich /1929 - 1938/ . . 36
Protectorate And The Slovak State /1939 - 1948/ . . 38
From Democracy To Communism /1945 - 1948/ . . 42
From Gottwald To Dubcek /1948 - 1967/ . . 43
Reaction And The Stagnation /1969 - 1989/ . . 47
Velvet Revolution And The Velvet Divorce /1989 - 1992/ . . 48
Dissolution Of Czechoslovakia . . 52
History Of The Slovak Republic . . 59
History Of Slovakia Shortly . . 62

REGIONS
Bratislava Is The Capital Of Slovakia . . 64
Region Of Bratislava . . 76
Region Of Nitra . . 80
Region Of Trnava . . 86
Region Of Trencin . . 92
Region Of Zilina . . 98
Region Of Banska Bystrica . . 104
Region Of Presov . . 110
Region Of Kosice . . 116

MICROREGIONS
Our High Tatras: The Alps Without The Crowds . . 122
The Beautiful Orava Area . . 134
Liptov: The Fantastic Nature . . 140
The Horehronie Area: To The Legendary Kral'ova Hol'a . . 146
Kysuce: A Favourable Location . . 150
The Picturesque Turiec . . 154
Povazie Is About The Vah River . . 158
The Low Tatras Mountains . . 162
Vihortat Is A Typical Forest Area . . 168
The Poloniny National Park . . 174
Zemplin Is The Lively Area . . 178
The Pearls Of Gemer . . 182
The Small Carpathians Area: A Celebration Of Wine . . 188
Zahorie, The West Frontier Of Slovakia . . 194
The Myjava Area Is The Birthplace Of Slovak National Conciousness . . 200

NATURE
Geography Of Slovakia . . 204
Fauna Of Slovakia . . 210
Flora Of Slovakia . . 214
National Parks And Protected Landscape Areas . . 218
Primeval Forests . . 226
Felling Our Future? . . 228

SOCIETY
Slovak Society . . 234
Slovakia And Slovaks . . 236
National Minorities In Slovakia . . 238
Jews In Slovakia . . 252
Rusyns Of Slovakia . . 262
Carpathian Germans And Slovakia . . 270
Religion In Slovakia . . 276
Catholics In Our National Life . . 282
Eastern Model Of Faith Is More Resistant To Ailments . . 288
The Liturgical Life Of The Evangelical Church . . 294
Education In Slovakia . . 302
The Slovak Cultural Society: Matica Slovenska . . 310

CULTURE
Cultural Heritage Of Slovakia . . 316
Slovak Folk Culture . . 328
Slovak Literature . . 346
Slovak Film . . 370
Slovak Theatre . . 394
Slovak Opera . . 404
Slovak Visual Arts - Painting . . 414

TRADITION
Slovak Customs And Traditions . . 432
Fasiangy Traditions . . 446
Easter In Slovakia . . 448
Easter In Drahovce . . 452
Easter By The Quiet Stream . . 458
Whips And Water . . 464
Easter Eggs - "Kraslice" . . 466
Christmas In Slovakia: Blessedly In Hand . . 468
How The Christmas Tradition Originated? . . 474
The Prayer At The Christmas Table . . 476
The Rituals Of The Christmas Days . . 478
Traditional Christmas Meal . . 482
Traditional Easter Meal . . 484
Traditional Slovak Wedding . . 486
Slovak Folk Costumes . . 489
History Of Crafts In Slovakia . . 492
Traditional Woodwork . . 496
Traditional Bell Production . . 499
Tinkers Of Slovakia . . 500
Pearls Of Folk Architecture . . 504
Oldest Wooden Church . . 510
Meals Of Our Forefathers . . 512

PEOPLE
List Of Major Slovaks . . 574
Byzantine Messengers . . 584
Ludovit Stur: Father Of Slovak Language . . 586
Our Great Stefanik . . 588
The Rise And Fall Of Alexander Dubcek . . 598
Slovaks Abroad . . 618
Slovaks In America . . 621
First Slovaks In America . . 626
Eminent Americans With Roots In Slovakia . . 628
Slovaks In Canada . . 638
Our Bradlo In Canada . . 641
The Citizen Of The World, The King From Slovakia . . 650
Carleton D. Gajdusek: The Way To Nobel Prize . . 660
Eugene A. Cernan: The Last Man On The Moon . . 666
Igor Bella: The First Slovak In Space . . 670
Our Science In Space . . 674
10 major Slovak Inventors . . 678
Baron Kempelen And.His Chess-playing Machine . . 681
Pioneer In The Field Of Wireless Transmission . . 682
Two Ikaros From Slovakia . . 688
One Of His Students Was Albert Einstein . . 692
In The Pantheon Of World Science . . 693
Rescuer Of London, Father Of GPS Ivan Alexander Getting . . 694
Slovak Woman On The Computer Olympia: Ruzena Bajcsy . . 698
Our Genius Andy Warhol . . 704
Star With The Heart: Paul Newman . . 710
Goodness Of John Dopyera . . 716
Koloman Sokol In The Desert . . 718
Masterpiece Of Art Albin Brunovsky . . 722
Great Haban Bizmayer . . 726
Juraj Jakubisko Has Been Described As A Slovak Fellini . . 728
Story Of Elizabeth Bathory . . 731
Juraj Janosik: Truth Or Legend? . . 735
Dusan Samuel Jurkovic: The Father Of Bradlo . . 739
Poet Laureate Of The Slovak Nation: P.O.Hviezdoslav . . 745
Caplovic Family In Slovak Cultural History . . 748
Who Was John Slezak . . 752
The Vrba-Wetzler Report . . 754
We Root For Our Sportsmen From All Our Hearts . . 758