Prague Spring

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Prague Spring was a brief period of political liberalization and reform in communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 that was ultimately crushed by a Soviet-led invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political reform movement
aftermath increased political repression
period of normalization in Czechoslovakia
commemoratedOn August 21
country Czechoslovakia
endDate 1968-08-21
endedBy Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
goal economic reform
federalization of Czechoslovakia
freedom of movement
freedom of the press
greater freedom of speech
political liberalization
governmentTypeReformed Communist one-party state
ideology reform communism
influenced Charter 77 movement
dissident movements in Eastern Europe
invadingForce Bulgarian People's Army
East German National People's Army (logistical support)
Hungarian People's Army
Polish People's Army
Soviet Army
linked to: Red Army
invasionDate 1968-08-20
1968-08-21
keyFigure Alexander Dubček
Ludvík Svoboda
Oldřich Černík
language Czech
Slovak
leader Alexander Dubček
location Czechoslovakia
Prague
opposedBy Bulgaria
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
policy Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
linked to: Prague Spring
politicalContext Cold War
reformMeasure economic decentralization
increased autonomy for Slovakia
rehabilitation of political prisoners
relaxation of censorship
result restoration of hardline communist control
suppression of reforms
rulingParty Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
significance challenge to Soviet control over Eastern Bloc
precursor to later Eastern European reforms
slogan socialism with a human face
startDate 1968-01-05
timePeriod 1968

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Cold War hasSignificantEvent Prague Spring
Warsaw Pact significantEvent Prague Spring
Warsaw Pact significantEvent Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
linked to: Prague Spring
Soviet military officers notableConflictParticipation Prague Spring intervention
linked to: Prague Spring
Czechoslovakia significantEvent Prague Spring
Prague Spring policy Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
linked to: Prague Spring
Soviet armed forces conflict Prague Spring
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia precededBy Prague Spring reforms
linked to: Prague Spring
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia precededBy Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
linked to: Prague Spring
Eastern Bloc significantEvent Prague Spring
Brezhnev Doctrine relatedConcept Prague Spring
Soviet Ground Forces conflict Prague Spring
Alexander Dubček notableWork Prague Spring reforms
linked to: Prague Spring
Alexander Dubček movement Prague Spring
Oldřich Černík participatedIn Prague Spring
Emil Zátopek supported Prague Spring
Ludvík Svoboda participantIn Prague Spring
Czechoslovak Army notableEvent Prague Spring
Wenceslas Square knownFor Prague Spring protests
linked to: Prague Spring
Autumn of Nations relatedTo Prague Spring
Operation Danube conflict Prague Spring
Operation Danube target Prague Spring reforms
linked to: Prague Spring
Operation Danube relatedTo Prague Spring
Czech New Wave historicalContext Prague Spring
Pavel Kohout movement Prague Spring
Pavel Kohout participatedIn Prague Spring
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film) setInTimePeriod Prague Spring
Dubček associatedWithHistoricalEvent Prague Spring
Oldřich Černík participatedIn Prague Spring
Jiří Hájek movement Prague Spring
Jiří Hájek participantIn Prague Spring
Soviet Airborne Forces conflict Prague Spring
Ludvík Vaculík movement Prague Spring
Ludvík Vaculík participatedIn Prague Spring 1968
linked to: Prague Spring
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic event Prague Spring