List of events
Events from the year 1988 in Czechoslovakia . The year saw the candle demonstration in Bratislava .
25 March – The candle demonstration in Bratislava , led by the Catholic Church requesting religious freedom, is repressed with 190 people arrested. 21 August – Large anti-government demonstrations are held in Prague to mark the 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia . 11 October – A ČSA Tupolev Tu-134A (registration OK-AFB) landed hard at Ruzyne Airport; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off and flown to Piešťany where it served as a restaurant.[ 5] Alice , directed and written by Jan Švankmajer , is released. How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (Czech : Jak básníkům chutná život ), directed by Dušan Klein is released. The Jester and the Queen (Czech : Šašek a královna ), directed by Věra Chytilová , is released in English. Bell, Imogen, ed. (2002). Central and South-East Europe 2003 . London: Europa Publications. ISBN 978-1-85743-136-0 . Cook, Chris; Paxton, John (2001). European Political Facts of the Twentieth Century . London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-33397-746-0 . Gály, Tamara Archleb, ed. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks: A Concise Encyclopaedia . Bratislava: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-8-02240-925-4 . Guenwald, Oskan (2007). "Toward an Open Society: Reflections on the 1989 Revolution". In Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. (ed.). Central European History and the European Union . London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 32–59. ISBN 978-0-23057-953-8 . Holeňová, Jana (2001). Český Taneční Slovník: Tanec, Balet, Pantomima [Czech Dance Dictionary: Dance, Ballet and Pantomime ] (in Czech). Prague: Divadelní ústav. ISBN 978-8-07008-112-9 . Kirkpatrick, Jeannie (1990). The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State And Other Surprises . Washington DC: American Enterprise Institute. ISBN 978-0-84473-728-7 . Monaco, James; Pallot, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film . New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 978-0-39951-604-7 . Stephens Cravens, Craig (2006). Culture and Customs of the Czech Republic and Slovakia . Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-31333-412-2 . Táňa, Bretyšová (2010). Czech Feature Film 6 1981–1993 . Prague: Národní Filmový Archiv. ISBN 978-8-07004-141-3 .