1968, to halt a blossoming political and cultural liberalization, bringing an abrupt end to the Prague Spring and tightening the Kremlin's grip. The first months of 1968 had brought a renaissance ...

In 1968, Czechoslovaks carry their national flag past a flaming Soviet tanker during the Prague Spring protests. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to The Nation ...

Marked by turmoil, tragedy and triumph, 1968 was a roller coaster ... Luther King Jr. and protests shook the streets of Paris, Prague and Mexico City. The Vietnam War raged on with no end in ...

Soviets bloc troops invade Czechoslovia PRAGUE, Aug. 21, 1968 (UPI) - Invasion forces from Russia and its satellites occupied Czechoslovakia with troops, tanks and jet planes against sporadic ...

Novotny asked the Soviet leader, Brezhnev, for help to crackdown on the protests, but Brezhnev refused, and in early 1968 Novotny was replaced as Communist Party Secretary by Alexander Dubcek.