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Democracy is a system that requires constant care, regular inspection, and a healthy environment. This concept formed the foundation of an exhibition organized by History Teacher students at the Faculty of Arts, UPJ\u0160 which was officially opened on 17 November 2025. The exhibition aimed to highlight the state of democracy in Slovakia, both past and present, to emphasize the importance of civic engagement, and to recall the legacy of the Velvet Revolution within contemporary social context.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authors of the exhibition compared the functioning of democracy to the human body. Just as an organism depends on a supply of oxygen to maintain balance in its vital functions, a democratic system requires its basic mechanisms to interact with each other in order to remain stable. When oxygen is lacking, processes become disrupted and the organism begins to fail. The same applies to democracy. This ‘oxygen ‘ is high-quality education because for democracy to survive, citizens must understand how it works, cultivate critical thinking, and recognize attempts to undermine it. A healthy democracy requires a functioning and fair legal system (the brain), free elections that are resilient to manipulation and disinformation (the lungs), a vibrant and independent civil society (the heart), and finally, educated citizens to carry oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition was highly interactive. Each visitor received a small transparent bead symbolizing an oxygen molecule and thus became a metaphorical red blood cell and symbolically taking on their share of responsibility for the state of society. The exposition took visitors on a journey through key periods of modern Slovak history, from the First Czechoslovak Republic to the present day. Each period was accompanied by its own ‘medical report ‘, assessing the condition of democracy\u2019s individual organs and pointing out their weaknesses. The exhibition showed that democracy in Slovakia has never been a linear story. Rather, it has been a sequence of periods of strengthening and weakening, renewal and warning signs that have affected its vitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After exploring the historical contexts that revealed which events had contributed to the success or failure of democracy, visitors were invited to consider what needed strengthening today. This intention was fully expressed in the final part of the exhibition – the symbolic ‘artery’. Here, visitors were presented with a series of statements about their own attitudes towards the current state of democracy: ‘I care about just laws,<\/em> ‘ ‘I want to take part in shaping society<\/em> ‘, ‘I want my vote to carry weight instead of leaving decisions to others.’<\/em> Of more than 700 visitors, only 13 chose to give their ‘vote’ on to someone else. While this is not a representative survey, it sends a clear message about people\u2019s desire to play an active role in the democratic process. The exhibition clearly demonstrated that democracy is not an anonymous mechanism but rather the result of the choices we make every day. Just as every blood cell in the body is necessary, every individual in society has an irreplaceable role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democracy survives only when we actively nourish it through knowledge, engagement, critical thinking, and the willingness to take responsibility. If we abandon these things, democracy weakens. The exhibition therefore reminded us that the future of democracy always depends solely on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text: Bc. Monika Smole\u0148ov\u00e1
1st-year Master\u2019s student in Teacher Training (History \u2013 English Language)
Photo: Samuel Tatar
Translation: Nat\u00e1lia Rubeljov\u00e1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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