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It would be great if someone could add pictures to the article. Stancel 20:02, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
Hi people
I don't understand this sentence: "Once all are dispersed, one of the participants - secret police agent Ludvík Zifčák - keeps lying on the street, posing as dead, and is later taken away." The secret police agent was beaten by the police putting down the students? I'm confused.
Were there any real organizers of the Velvet Revolution?
who are the people that are involved in this revolution and what were they significant for? What about Vaclav Havel, what were his major contributions other than being the president? What did he do to become president, to be liked to much? Why was this revolution so short in time? What were the original protests about to start the revolution?-- 167.7.248.213 14:16, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)Morgan
I heard on European radio last night that one of these November rallies/protests was a commemoration; it was the 50th anniversary of a protest against the Nazi occupation by medical students, in which one wound up fatally shot, some others were executed, and many were put in concentration camps... 142.177.23.123 16:37, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
a rumour about a dead student Martin Smid was very important in that time - posssibly a secret service operation - should be mentioned
I think it was to do with the 20th anniversary of a student (who's name was Jan or Jana or similar) who committed suicide by setting himself on fire, as a protest. 80.229.143.117 16:56, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
It should be noted that the elections in 1990 were not the first since 1948, as Czechoslovakia endured, first, Nazi occupation and just after the liberation of that occupation, the Soviet Occupation began. This makes the elections the first since the Munich Pact in 1939.
The article says, "with Soviet Union unable to interfere". I think "not willing to interfere" would be more appropriate: their military capability to do it may be disputed, but the lack of interest certainly not. -- Sandius 23:24, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
What do people prefere? Is the description of events in one paragraph more readable than bulleted list or opposite?
Version with bullet list: [1]
Version with one paragraph: [2]
Pavel Vozenilek 01:51, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
What about leaving the paragraph there (the text explains connections between events better than bulleted list) and adding a graphical timeline as an overview, such the one below? (Feel free to adjust the timeline as needed) Brona 03:27, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
doesnt the name have anything to do with Václav Havel's favourite band being the Velvet Underground? or is that just an urban legend?
Does anyone know why the recent Iranian protests have been called by conservative groups an attempted "Velvet Revolution"? I don't have the reference on me but it was reported by the BBC and I searched the term on wiki and found this article. It could just be a coincidence of translation but perhaps someone more knowledgeable might be able to shed light on any link. Bless the People. Saul Vodanovic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.104.109.206 ( talk) 17:40, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
I can't find any reliable sources that confirm the name coming from Velvet Underground. Most of the sources seem to claim it was "velvet" because it was "soft" or non-violent. "---- sadierw 18:39, 7 November 2017 (KST)"
According to James Krapfl, "Many names were given the revolution in the beginning, including “Joyful,” “Students’,” “Cleansing,” and “Children’s,” but “Gentle Revolution” was the most common. (In the Czech lands the name “Velvet Revolution” later achieved preeminence.)". He adds in a footnote that Jan Mĕchýř claims it was a French journalist who coined the term "Velvet Revolution", but even Krapfl notes that Mĕchýř doesn't cite this claim. [1] Zoeych ( talk) 12:36, 7 November 2017 (UTC) zoeych 21:35, 7 November 2017 (KST)
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I happen to be a tourist on the weekend of Nov 17-19. Thankfully, I did not stumble into the demonstration on the night of the 17th. On the night of the 18th I walked downtown. I heard on the street four students had been killed. I also saw several "shrines" of candles, flowers and pictures at bloody areas on the street. It is possible that the shrines were made up to inflame the situation. However, they looked real to me. People also had photographs from the night before that they were passing around. Many showed badly beaten people.
I cleaned up some of the Grammar in the opening segment but there is probably more work to do. The article reads like it was written by a grade schooler or translated from another language.-- 70.24.143.17 ( talk) 17:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Made a small edit to the page. The section said "It is not clear to what extent events were spontaneous or orchestrated by the secret police. For example, the incident with the "dead student" was staged by secret police provocateur Ludvík Zifčák and assisted by other secret agents (those who took him to hospital and initially disseminated the rumor). Zifčák is currently a chairman of the "Communist Party of Czechoslovakia", a non-parliamentary group willing to re-establish a Communist regime, with popular support below 1%, and rejects all inquiries relating to his role in the revolution."
Edited to insert the: (those who took him to THE hospital and initially disseminated the rumor)
I agree about the grammar. It needs work. Matt 94.189.140.76 ( talk) 05:45, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
The Joan Baez artcle states " In May 1989, Baez performed at a music festival in communist Czechoslovakia, called Bratislavská lýra. While there, she met future Czechoslovakian president Václav Havel, whom she let carry her guitar so as to prevent his arrest by government agents. During her performance, she greeted members of Charter 77, a dissident human-rights group, which resulted in her microphone being shut off abruptly. Baez then proceeded to sing a cappella for the nearly four thousand gathered. Havel cited her as a great inspiration and influence in that country's Velvet Revolution, the revolution in which the Soviet-dominated communist government there was overthrown "
yet there is no mention. The story is told of how the army cut the power ot the sound system and in response, the people say in unison with her. Does this match the facts? What is a factor in building or sustaining morale? G. Robert Shiplett 13:57, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
This edit from about two weeks ago included two changes in the article lead that i can't quite feel content about:
Would anyone care to comment on this analysis, and express their view on the two changes and on my suggestions about them? -- Jokes Free4Me ( talk) 00:42, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
Please, see [4] (in Czech). Zifčák did not play any significant role. He was just a secret agent among students. At that day, he was relatively lightly injured and later he fell down loosing consciousness because of stress. The hoax was created later by Dražská, independently on Zifčák. Miraceti ( talk) 13:30, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
I had a question about the very first part where it talks about the history of the Velvet Revolution. It says that on November 27th the citizens all went on a general strike and that on November 24th the communist government leaders resigned. But that doesn't make sense, because the way it's worded and the order of the dates makes it sound like the resignation should have happened AFTER November 27th DUE to the general strike that occured, right? Because wasn't that why the citizens all went on strike? Wasn't the resignation their end goal? And then it starts talking about something that happened on November 28th after that...so I just wanted to ask for clarification on that.
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Just wondering how this page can discuss the Velvet Revolution without mentioning the role of the Velvet Underground and Lour reed and the band "The Plastic People of the Universe". Reed and Havel both held each other in high regard — Preceding
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By chance I happened to be in Prague as a tourist for several days as the Velvet Revolution unfolded. And I shot a roll of Ilford HP5 black and white negative film while there on Nikon gear. I have just had those negatives digitized. And the images are high quality and notable — indeed much better than currently used on this article. I will upload the images to Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons license in due course. But first I would like some help with historical interpretation before doing so.
Can anyone assist? Being able to read Czech signage would be useful. Please leave a message on my talk page if you can help? We can set up a Zoom video meeting if necessary. TIA, RobbieIanMorrison ( talk) 20:34, 30 April 2024 (UTC)