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The article discusses the history of collective memory research in Slovakia from 1918 through 2012. Slovak historians' research of themes, including national memorials, national heroes, street names, national mythology, Slovak folk songs and poems, historical photographs and symbols, in order to study the relationship between Slovak national identity and collective memory is discussed. An overview of the role that the social sciences and multidisciplinary studies play in Slovak historians' historiographical work is provided.

The article presents a cultural and social history of sport in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Particular focus is given to the importance of the sport of gymnastics and its function in developing national identities for each region. The relationship between sports and politics, specifically during the Cold War era, is highlighted and the Sokol, or Falcon, gymnastics movement is explored. Developments and changes in sport historiography in the former Czechoslovakia and the ethnic diversity of Czech and Slovak society are examined.