This paper is an unofficial overview of constitutional development of Czechoslovakia, key historical events, and points which I personally consider critical in its democratic development. This book does not represent point of view of any official authority. It is my personal attempt to get straight the events and their meaning, to the best of my current understanding and ability. Transition of Eastern European countries from Communism to democracy has not been painless and without affairs. Twenty years from abolition of one Party rule, it is time for a serious reflection of what has been...

Dark Side of a Mountain is a historical study into the effects of ideology, religion and culture on medical science. Section "The Code" is dedicated to the first public health manual on record: The Book of Leviticus, and to its 12th century annotation by Moses Maimonides. Causal relationship is found between rejection of food laws by early Christians, suppression of certain parts of the Bible by Catholic Church, measures against heretics, and resulting inability of medieval populations to contain plague which ravaged Europe in the 6th and 14th century. Truth table illustrates the causes and...