The Slovak Soviet Republic
The Slovak Soviet Republic (in Slovak: Slovenská republika rád = literally: "Slovak Republic of Councils" - the name originated before the Russian word soviet (council) became widespread in Slovak and other languages) comprised a short-lived communist state in south and eastern Slovakia from 16 June to 7 July 1919, with its capital in Prešov, and headed by the Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek.
After the confusions of 1918, the army of the newly-formed Czechoslovakia received orders to gain full control over Slovakia and to attack the newly set-up Hungarian Soviet Republic extablished on 21 March 1919. A successful Hungarian counterattack led to the occupation of a large part of Slovakia and the setting up of the Slovak Soviet Republic. After a reversal of military fortune, the Hungarian Soviet Republic's Red Guards retired to Hungary, the Czechoslovak army occupied the area, and the Slovak Soviet Republic ceased to exist.
See also
The content of this page is retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Soviet_Republic under GFDL
