He became an early supporter of Mr. Dubcek, perhaps because of the previous leadership's condemnation of Slovak nationalism.

The 1995 act emphasized the significance of the Slovak language for Slovak nationalism and statehood, by consolidating the exclusivist monolingualism.

Mr. Dubcek made no mention of Slovak nationalism, though his aides emphasized it.

Moreover, the purges and destalinization process of the 1950s caused the revival of Slovak nationalism.

Slovak nationalism is grounded in ethnicity and language.

But the current campaign has been marked by growing political polarization, including a rising tide of Slovak nationalism that threatens to break the country apart.

It was used in political writings because it had become the symbol of Slovak nationalism.

Nevertheless, since Communism was toppled in Czechoslovakia 16 months ago, Slovak nationalism has been on the rise.

During the period before the war he had to defend the Ruthenians and others against the onslaught of Slovak nationalism.

Mach was associated with the far right wing of Slovak nationalism and became noted for his strong support of Nazism and Germany.