DescriptionHej Slovane ješte - Slovaska reč žije 1899.jpg
Čeština: Hej Slovane ješte - Slovaska reč žije.
English: A Czech Pan-Slavic postcard with views of major cities of selected Slavic nations:
Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland;
the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia;
Belgrade, Serbia;
Sredets (Sofia), Bulgaria;
Zagreb, Croatia;
Hradčany Castle in Prague, Czechia;
Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The text printed in red letters reads, "Hej Slovane, ještě [naše] slovanská řeč žije!" (Hey Slavs, our Slavic tongue is still alive!), which is the incipit of the Pan-Slavic anthem. It is partly obscured by decoration consisting of a linden twig and a ribbon in Pan-Slavic colors (white, blue and red).
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