The Revolution Continues: Memories of 1989 and the Defence of Democracy in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia

How strong are memories of the 1989 revolution in Germany and the Czechoslovak successor states, and how do they reinforce democratic politics today? In a comparative review of the anniversary commemorations in Leipzig, Berlin, Prague and Bratislava, the article discusses to what extent these events managed to reanimate the civic spirit of 1989 and how they alert to contemporary threats to democracy.

Metadata
Document Type:	Article
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.25626/0113
Creator and project details
Author:	James Krapfl GND
Editor:	Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:	Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):	The Revolution Continues: Memories of 1989 and the Defence of Democracy in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia
Parent Title (English):	Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:	2022/12/09
Date of Publication (online):	2022/12/07
Date of first Publication:	2020/05/28
Language:	English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:	9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:	Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:	Berlin; Bratislava; Czech Republic; GDR; Germany; Leipzig; Mauerfall; Prague; Slovakia; Velvet revolution; anniversary; commemoration; democracy; festival; revolution
GND Keyword:	Tschechoslowakei; Tschechien; Slowakei; Deutschland (DDR); Samtene Revolution; Friedliche Revolution in der DDR; Jubiläum; Gedenkfeier; Deutschland
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File Size:	1176 KB
MIME-Type:	application/pdf
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