Well, thing about Czechs is that we don´t really count ourselves to be a former soviet state and most of us are even offended when you call Czech Republic an easter-european state. We are the heart of Europe! Yes, communists ruled here for a long time, but we were never that obedient and since we were pretty far from Moscow, people always tried to loosen up the things (which resulted in Prague summer...) and when we finally ended communist rule, it was in peaceful and non-violent way (Velvet revolution).

When I look at the other post-soviet states, we are doing pretty well. Democracy is working so well actually that we were actually able to elect complete, and I mean COMPLETE, idiot to be our president. Really, he accused one of our greatest journalist, who surived Concetration camps, that he once called Adolf a gentleman. He is also pro-Russian and tries to make Czech Rep. look like pro-Russian state, although most people despise what Putin did (it reminds us how Hitler annexed our country. Still, democracy of morons is better than oligarchy of dictators and I can study at peace, say whatever I want and travel wherever I please. It could be better, but there definitely are worse places to live.