the velvet revolution meaning

• The bloodless transition from communism to democracy in Czechoslovakia in 1989

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• on velvet:    1. In a safe or ad ...
• velvet:    Noun: velvet  ...

Examples

1. In 1989 the Velvet Revolution ended authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
2. Russian-occupied Prague is on the eve of the Velvet Revolution.
3. But at the heart of the velvet revolution are the clothes themselves.
4. But the Velvet Revolution 10 years ago changed all that.
5. The unofficial shrine has been maintained since the Velvet Revolution of 1989.