Hope, Warnings and Lessons From Across the Border - International impact of the Prague Spring and its crushing
Hope, Warnings and Lessons From Across the Border - International impact of the Prague Spring and its crushing

Author(s): Csaba Békés, Tomáš Vilímek , Jerzy Eisler, Łukasz Kamiński , Kristina Burinskaitė
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Studies in violence and power, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; Prague Spring; 1968; lessons; cultural clampdown;
Summary/Abstract: The Prague Spring of 1968 represented a remarkable social movement aimed at pushing back the boundaries to freedom. Its brief existence, and Moscow’s decision to crush it, led to hope, despair and, in some, a resolve for further resistance at home and abroad. It also shaped the Soviet Union’s stance toward future challenges. The international impact was explored during a three-day conference jointly organized by the Institute.

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