Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mullins Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forgotten Velvet: Understanding Eastern Slovakia's 1989 Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marty Manor Mullins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-01 Language A language of the resource EN Zotero Title Forgotten Velvet: Understanding Eastern Slovakia's 1989 Item Type Journal Article Author Marty Manor Mullins URL https://doi.org/10.1177/2336825X1902700304 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 1-38 Publication Title New Perspectives ISSN 2336-825X Date 2019-10-01 Extra Publisher: SAGE Publications DOI 10.1177/2336825X1902700304 Access Date 2025-05-01 22:45:54 Library Catalog SAGE Journals Language EN Abstract Note By focussing on the experience of Eastern Slovakia during Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution, this article examines the motivations propelling local revolutionaries who opposed the Communist regime at great risk to themselves and their families. It asks what inspired those who countered the government 30 years ago and argues that, for many, ideological factors were the primary driver, rather than economic considerations. Exploring these questions through the lens of Košice provides a counterpoint to accounts of the Velvet Revolution in Prague and Bratislava, which have come to dominate understandings of Czechoslovakia in 1989 and which obscure the particularities of the revolution in other significant places across the country. The text draws on regional archival and period newspaper accounts which foreground the voices of students, steel workers, dramatists, minorities and local Communist Party leaders. These sources indicate the active but uncertain nature of civil society in those crucial November and December days. The article also underscores the urban rivalry between Bratislava and Košice, which manifested itself when Košice sided with Prague's protest organization over Bratislava's. The 30th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe provides a timely platform for a glimpse into the largely untold story of Eastern Slovakia's Velvet Revolution. Short Title Forgotten Velvet Attachment Title SAGE PDF Full Text mullins