The effect of the so-called Velvet Revolution was farreaching, involving even this venerable academic institution in a broad personnel shakeup: the director stepped down, department heads were replaced, and a breath of excitement and unease swept through the sparsely furnished offices.
這場因手段溫和而被譽為「絲絨革命」的政變，帶來的影響是全面性的，連在這幢歷史悠久的學術機構中，都發生了人事大搬風﹘﹘過去的所長下台了，各部部長也換了人，陳設簡單的辦公室中，流動著一股興奮又不安的氣氛。