Prague Spring

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Soviet invasion of Prague

Suppression of the Prague Spring, 1968

Alexander Dubcek, wearing a suit and glasses, speaks at a podium with microphones during his inauguration as Speaker of Czechoslovakia's Federal Assembly in 1969.

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Soviet invasion of Prague

Soviet invasion of Prague

Czechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces...

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Suppression of the Prague Spring, 1968

Suppression of the Prague Spring, 1968

Soviet troops entering Prague in August 1968 to suppress the Prague Spring reform...

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Alexander Dubcek, wearing a suit and glasses, speaks at a podium with microphones during his inauguration as Speaker of Czechoslovakia's Federal Assembly in 1969.

Alexander Dubček

Alexander Dubček, April 28, 1969.

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