The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent uprising in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government. On November 17, 1989, police suppressed a peaceful student demonstration in Prague. Among the protesters were many young employees of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Based on the November events, civil forums were created at worksplaces. In consequences of the political evolvement, some of the compromised directors from institutes left their positions and during the following six months all directors had to be evaluated. Scientific committies began to form. On November 6, 1989, the entire presidium of ČSAV resigned and December 12, the Chamber of elected representatives of ČSAV was established. This organ became a carrier of fundamental changes, for example the first Czech science foundation was set up and proposals for evaluation of the institutes formed. The new organization structures of Academy were created. and Antonín Kostlán.
The ASCR has been observing the 201h anniversary of its origin. And the Czech Republic itself, the Parliament of the Czech Republic and many other institutions in the country are also celebrating their similar anniversaries. The emergence of the ASCR, and these other institutions was a necessary consequence of the split of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on January 1, 1993. Although there is a parallel between the establishment of the Czech Academy and Czech Republic, there is one distinction. The ASCR was founded December 31, 1992 and thus is one day older than the Czech Republic. and Antonín Kostlán.
A conference on Scholars in Exile and Dictqatorships of the 20th Century took place at National Technical Museum in Prague from May 24-26, 2011 exhibited the debilitating brain drain that a resulted from the 1918 Russian Revolution, the Nazi era and post-war communist oppression. The story is grim, though not entirely negative, since significant intellectual consequences of the upheaval also occurred during those periods. and Antonín Kostlán.