Europe is a very special region, not large in size, and historically, global changes and even wars have mostly begun in Europe. Europe is still a highly developed region in the world. There are many famous countries in Europe, but there are also some low-key countries that are even forgotten. There's a country that's interesting, and no one thinks about it if they don't bring it up.
01 Who is it?
When it comes to Slovakia, many people can easily confuse it with Slovenia in Yugoslavia, which is two different countries. Slovakia is indeed very low-key in Europe and does not have a strong presence. If it is not easy to remember, it may be better to remember that Slovakia is the hometown of the former First Lady of the United States, Melania.
When we talk about Europe, there are many famous countries, the old empires of Britain, France and Germany, as well as some countries in Eastern Europe, and even small countries such as the Vatican are very famous. To be precise, Slovakia is not famous, even the previously low-key Albania, because of the Kosovo war and financial pyramid schemes, has become a global name, what does Slovakia have? Let's talk about it with the United States, I am impressed. Slovakia has produced a tall beauty, and melania, the former first lady of the United States, is the representative.
One might ask why Slovakia is not famous.
Slovakia is not famous, but it is not a poor country like Albania, but a developed country. It is both a member of the European Union and a member of NATO. Some European countries are founded but still famous around the world, such as Switzerland.
So why is Slovakia, both a developed country and a member of the EU NATO, not famous? In fact, this has a lot to do with the history of the country, Slovakia has always been in the history of being occupied. Because the position is beaten, it is difficult to be independent.
Let's take a look at the history of Slovakia and learn more about where Slovakia came from.
02 Where did it come from?
The histories of all countries in the world are different, although some countries have intersected, but they also have their own independent history and distinct historical figures. For example, when we think of Britain, we think of several famous kings in British history, Germany has both the most heinous Hitler, and France and Napoleon. But there are really no famous historical figures in Slovakia. Because Slovakia's presence is too low, it is mostly under the rule of great powers or in alliance with other countries.
The Roman Empire appeared in southern Europe, when the northern part of the Alps was still in a barbaric time. Slovakia was not too wild at that time, but it was first controlled by the Celts, and in the 5th century BC the Germans went south to fight the ancient Roman Emperor, and Slovakia was in the place where the two met, so Slovakia was bound to be beaten.
After the Germanic annihilation of the Western Romans, by the sixth century AD, the Slavs moved here. At this time, the Slavs were divided into three branches, one was the East Slavs in the east and the West Slavs in the west, so the Slovak region gradually formed a Slavic nation.
But slovakia just had the shape of a tribal gathering, at this time there was a powerful country called Bohemia in the west, which was originally the East Farcian Kingdom, but this East Franconian kingdom was actually a loose alliance, and the various small regimes fought each other, and after 16 years of the division of the Charlemagne Empire, a state called the Great Moravian State was formed, which included Bohemia, Silesia, Slovakia and other regions, as well as Poland. Bohemia is now the Czech Republic. This is the Czech Republic and Slovakia together as a country.
The state, called the Great Moravian, lasted for 130 years and was a regime of the West Slavs. After the emergence of this country, it was often constantly invaded by Germanic countries. In 895 AD, Bohemia broke away from Great Moravia, and as the most powerful tribe in the country, Bohemia broke away, and Great Moravia could not exist, and was later destroyed by Hungarian nomads, and Slovakia was ruled by Hungary. After Austria annexed Hungary to form the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Slovakia became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismembered, and slovakia was thought to be independent, but under the advice of Britain and France, some ethnic settlements began to choose independence. Just like the stool game, many ethnic groups want to hug the group for warmth, they are too small, afraid of being annexed again, at this time the Czech Republic extended its hand to Slovakia, anyway are old neighbors, we will live together, so Czechoslovakia was established.
From these histories, Slovakia has been low-key, mainly because it was annexed after the surrounding countries became strong. This is also in line with the law of the jungle.
03 Why low-key?
After the outbreak of World War II, Hitler fell in love with the Czech Republic, so he divided Czechoslovakia into three parts, one was the German Sudetenland, and the other was the establishment of bohemian and Moravian states in the Czech Republic, that is, the restoration of the ancient name of the country. The third was Slovakia, which was considered independent but subject to Germany.
In 1945, the Soviet Union unified Czechoslovakia, which later became a member of the Warsaw Pact. After the upheavals in Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia did not disintegrate and established a federal state. But the two also tend to separate. It was eventually separated in 1993 through a referendum, and Slovakia truly became an independent country.
From the formation of Czechoslovakia after World War I to the separation of World War II, from the perspective of a family, there were only 20 years together. After World War II, we have been together for 47 years, but we still can't get rid of the fate of "divorce".
Slovakia, on the other hand, was once a country in the socialist camp, but it was not as famous as the Czech Republic. Since then, I have rarely seen the news of Slovakia, and even rarely seen it.
Before the epidemic, Chinese people liked to travel and thought that nordic style was worth a visit, such as Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. There are also people who like Greece and Italy, which have a strong sense of history, and Switzerland and Austria in Central Europe. But no one was chosen for Slovakia, and even if someone went there it would be a passing point.
The reason why no one goes is mainly because Slovakia is not impressed, but Slovakia is the country with the best medieval monuments in Europe, and the scenery is also very beautiful, cheaper than going to Western Europe.
If you mention the Czech Republic, one would think that the czech capital is Prague. But few people know the capital of Slovakia, the capital of the country called "Bratislava", a very unfamiliar name. In Slovakia, most cities are not well known. This may be the reason why Slovakia is not famous.
Some people say that in europe the rich countries are very cattle, poor countries shout poor. For example, the old empires of Britain, France and Germany have appeal, and even the emerging Poland dares to speak. Greece, on the other hand, cries out for poverty every day and often receives aid from the European Union. Is Slovakia a poor country or a rich country? Slovakia is actually a rich country, but even when it is poor, the people of the country do not squeak. How can such a country not be low-key.
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