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<div>{{Infobox country|name=Czech Republic|native_name=Česká republika|image_flag=Czech flag.png|image_coat=Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg|capital=Prague|largest_city=Prague|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Petr Pavel]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=[[Petr Fiala]]|image_map=Czechia map.svg|map_width=320|official_languages=Czech|area_km2=78,871|population_estimate=10,516,707|population_estimate_year=2022}}<br />
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The '''Czech Republic''', also known as '''Czechia''', is a country in [[Central Europe]] bordered by [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], [[Republic of Austria|Austria]], [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]] and [[Republic of Poland|Poland]]. Until the 1989 counterrevolution Czechia was a part of the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1990)|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]], a [[Socialism|socialist]] republic which it shared with neighbouring Slovakia. However, modern Czechia is a staunch supporter of [[imperialism]] and is part of both the [[European Union]] and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Kingdom of Bohemia ===<br />
{{Main article|Kingdom of Bohemia (1198–1918)}}<br />
In 1526 the Czech [[Feudalism|feudal]] lords elected a [[Hapsburg]] to the throne, allowing [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]] to gain influence over the state which in 1620 culminated in Bohemia becoming a hereditary possession of the Hasburgs. From then until independence in 1918 following Austria's defeat in the [[First World War]], Bohemia was an integral part of the Hasburg lands. It remained a Kingdom inside Austria following the establishment of the [[Empire of Austria (1804–1867)|Austrian Empire]] and when the [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)|Dual Monarchy]] was created in 1867 it became part of [[Cisleithania]], the Austrian part of the Empire.<ref>{{Citation|author=V. D. Koroliuk, G. E. Sanchuk, K. P. Gogina|year=1979|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Czechoslovakia|chapter=Czechoslovakia}}</ref><br />
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=== Czechoslovakia ===<br />
{{Main article|Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)}}<br />
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=== Socialist period ===<br />
{{Main article|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1990)}}<br />
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=== Post-counterrevolution ===<br />
A 1989 survey in Czechoslovakia found that 47% wanted a state controlled economy, 43% wanted a mixed economy whilst only 3% favoured [[capitalism]], but this did not prevent the introduction of capitalism in 1989. Following the fall of the [[Communism|communist]] government [[Václav Havel]] became president, and wasted no time in [[Privatization|privatizing]] state assets, introducing [[free market]] reforms, and repressing the people. Between 1989 and 1995 in Czechia, nearly 80 percent of all enterprises were privatized whilst industrial production shrank by two-thirds. The Czech ruling class also swiftly became a willing participant in western imperialism; selling weapons to [[Fascism|fascist]] regimes in [[Republic of Chile|Chile]], [[Kingdom of Thailand|Thailand]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines|Philippines]] whilst eagerly joining the [[United States of America|United States]]' [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Michael Parenti|year=1997|title=Blackshirts and Reds|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Blackshirts_and_Reds}}</ref><br />
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== Politics ==<br />
The [[Far-right politics|far-right]] anti-[[immigration]] [[Freedom and Direct Democracy Party]] holds 22 of 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. It has connections to [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[National Rally]] in [[French Republic|France]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2019-07-22|title=Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921200918/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|archive-date=2020-09-21|retrieved=2022-11-23|author=Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis}}</ref><br />
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A 2025 law signed by Czech president [[Petr Pavel]] amended the Czech criminal code to apply a law banning [[Nazi]] propaganda to ban promotion of communism as well, with sentences of up to five years in prison as a punishment.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Aneta Zachová|newspaper=Euractiv|title=Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda|date=2025-07-18|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-president-signs-law-criminalising-communist-propaganda/|retrieved=2025-08-13}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:European countries]]<br />
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[[Category:Imperialist countries]]<br />
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