The Streets and Squares of Czechoslovak Cities in August 1968 Cover Image

Ulice a námestia československého mesta v auguste 1968
The Streets and Squares of Czechoslovak Cities in August 1968

Author(s): Petra Švardová
Subject(s): History, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: August 1968; Czechoslovakia; Prague Spring; urban public space; posters; statues

Summary/Abstract: In August 1968, the urban public space became the focal point of social change and the resistance of the Czechoslovak population to the occupation of the country by Warsaw Pact armies. With the example of several Czechoslovak cities, this article aims to contribute to the analysis of social resistance expressed through posters and slogans on the walls of buildings and through the disfiguring of Soviet war monuments situated in the urban public space.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 64-84
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Slovak
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