Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under the title Hey, Slovaks ( Hej, Slováci ) by Samuel Tomášik and it has since served as the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, the anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, the anthem of the SFR Yugoslavia and the transitional anthem of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Its popularity continued to increase when it was adopted as the official anthem of the Sokol (" falcon ") physical education movement, which was based on Pan-Slavic ideals and active across Austria-Hungary.

Physical violence between the pro-Nazi organization and the local section of the Sokol movement were common.

" ( a greeting used by members of the Sokol movement ) and hence came to be called " Nazdar!

Influenced by the German national movement, Henlein became a gym teacher of the gymnastics club in Asch ( Aš ) in 1925, which, similar to the Czech Sokol movement, took an active part in Sudeten German communal life.

The Sokol movement consciously traced its roots in physical education to the athletes and warriors of Ancient Greece.

Miroslav Tyrš, the founder of the first Sokol in Prague in 1862, continued as the most influential figure in the movement until his death in 1884.

The authorities of Austria-Hungary kept a continually close eye on the movement, but the reputation and prestige of the Sokol continued to grow ; soon the Sokol members were known by most as the " Czech national army ".

This militaristic side of the Sokol movement continued to resurface throughout its history.

The internal issues that were to plague the Sokol movement over the years emerged almost immediately.

It meant a mass gymnastics ( 1572 Sokols ) festival that became a grand tradition within the Sokol movement that spread across the Central Europe together with other Slavic movements such as the political Pan-Slavism.

Its popularity is, however, well below pre-war levels and a large percentage of members are older people with memories of the pre-1948 Sokol movement.

In July 2012 there was celebration of 150 years of Sokol movement, Slet's are expected to be held every six years.

At the beginning of the twentieth century the Sokol movement was introduced in Catalonia and soon was considered as a new tradition.

The Sokol Auditorium in Omaha was one of many such buildings built as part of the Sokol movement.

* Sokol is a youth sport movement and gymnastics organization founded in Czech region of Austria-Hungary, Prague, in 1862. it was primarily a fitness training center for the nation.

Heydrich used equipment confiscated from the Czech organisation Sokol to organise events for workers.

The town has a seaport ( fully navigable from May to December ) and a small international airport, Sokol Airport.

Nano was married for the first time from July 26, 1976 to 2001 to Rexhina Nano with whom he has 2 children, a son named Sokol and a daughter named Edlira.

Said to have come from a modest shepherd family, Sokollu Mehmed Paşa's name derives from his place of birth (- lu indicates in Turkish from a place, in this case Sokollu or from Sokol ).

The original stadium dates from the First Republic between the World Wars and served as a venue for Sokol displays of synchronized gymnastics on a massive scale.

The articles published in the Sokol journal, lectures held in the Sokol libraries, and theatrical performances at the massive gymnastic festivals called Slets ( Czech plural: slety-meaning " meetings of birds " from the verb " slétnout se "-come together by flying ) helped to craft and disseminate the Czech nationalist mythology and version of history.

The Prague Sokol initially drew its leaders from the ranks of politicians and its members from the petite bourgeoisie and the working classes.

Theoretically, the Sokol was a society “ above politics .” Always flamboyantly nationalistic, the more conservative members of the Sokol argued that the organization should maintain its distance from politics while the Young Czech members advocated more direct political participation.

In 1912, the first " All-Slavic Slet " ( Všeslovanský slet, over 30, 000 Sokols ) was held with a largely military atmosphere, causing Augustin Očenášek ( a member of Sokol ) to remark, " When the thunder comes and the nations rise up to defend their existence, let it be the Sokol clubs from which the cry to battle will sound ..." ( Nolte, p78 ).

Members of Sokol who emigrated from Czechoslovakia set up small Sokol groups abroad.

The college is also host to a number of well known educators, among them, Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokol ( Ph. D., Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania ), Dean as well as professor of literature, Dr. Kenneth Bigel, professor of finance and business ethics and Deputy Chair of Business ( for Lander College for Men ) at Touro College, and Dr. Ann Shinnar ( Ph. D. in biochemistry from Princeton University-postdoctoral research at Harvard University, Rockefeller University, and the University of Pennsylvania ), a biochemist who has also worked as a Senior Scientist in a biotechnology company and is an inventor with eight patents.

On the southern side the walls have been replaced by a representative avenue ( Jiráskova ulice ) with several major public buildings such as “ sokolovna ” ( Sokol organization headquarters ) from 1903, new railway-station from 1931, gymnázium ( grammar-school ) from 1905 or municipal bank from 1933.

It operates a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter services from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol.

The union centralized all the Sokols in the Czech lands and sent missionary Sokol trainers to the rest of the Slavic world to found Sokol institutions in Kraków, Ljubljana, Zagreb, and even Russian Empire ( mostly the Ukrainian lands ).

In his opening statement to a jury of eight women and four men, Bernard H. Sokol, attorney for the detectives, said that evidence would show that his clients were `` entirely innocent ''.

`` In the same five year period that the United States says they ( the detectives ) were engaged in this conspiracy '', Sokol continued, `` these three young men received a total of 26 creditable mentions and many special compensations, and were nominated for the Lambert Tree award and the mayor's medal ''.

: for other uses see Sokol ( disambiguation )

Sokol ( Russian for " falcon ") was a planned high speed train in Russia.

During the 2000 season, Saratov " Sokol " was the clear favorite for the first place, while Rubin Kazin struggled with Torpedo-ZIL for the second qualifying slot to the top division.

Live statue of poetry for Sokol festival, 1911

Primarily a fitness training center, the Sokol, also through lectures, discussions, and group outings provided what Tyrš viewed as physical, moral, and intellectual training for the nation.

Though officially an institution " above politics ", the Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech nationalism, providing a forum for the spread of mass-based nationalist ideologies.

The first Sokol worked to develop new Czech terminology for the training exercises, which centered on marching drills, fencing, and weightlifting.

The Sokol training went through periods of greater militarized training, during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, when Sokol members were hired as guards for public events.

After years of hibernation, Sokol was revived for the fourth time in 1990 ; a Slet was in 1994 ( 23, 000 Sokols participating ), after the fall of Communism.

This Sokol migration, for a variety of reasons, began even before Czechoslovakia became a nation in 1918, intensified as a result of the World Wars and the Communist suppression, and continues to this day.

* Nolte, Claire E. The Sokol in the Czech Lands to 1914: Training for the Nation.

Other industry are another metallurgical plant " Svobodny Sokol " (" Free Falcon "), a tractor factory LTZ, solvent-extraction plant Liboil ( largest rapeseed oil producer in Central Federal District and the second in Russia ), pipe factory, a factory for refrigerators and household appliances, an ice factory, lathe factory, chemical factories, etc.

After promotion ended, another departure took place with Sasha Sokol who was replaced by Thalía, however, the band released their single " No Seas Tan Cruel Conmigo " in 1986 with an accompanying music video that included Sasha, this is because the song was recorded for a re-release of their sixth album but was later included in their succeeding album in which Sasha had no participation in its recording or promotion due to her departure.

While on tour opening for Flogging Molly on February 27, 2007 show at the Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, NE, bass player Johnny Rioux collapsed on stage due to an apparent seizure.

In 2002, he received the Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology and the Sokol award for outstanding Science faculty at NYU.