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Prague Spring
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Alexander Dubček
Alexander Dubček , 1921-92, Czechoslovakian political leader. A member of the Slovakian national minority, he was active in the Communist underground in World War II and rose in the party hierarchy after the war, becoming head of the Slovakian Communist party and a member of the presidium of th... Read more
Prague
Prague , Czech Praha, Ger. Prag, city (1993 pop. 1,216,500), capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and former capital of Czechoslovakia , on both banks of the Vltava (Ger. Moldau ) River. A road, rail, and air transportation hub, the city also has an inland harbor that is the termin... Read more
Max Brod
Max Brod , 1884-1968, Israeli writer and composer, b. Prague. Brod is best known for his historical novels, written in German, notably The Redemption of Tycho Brahe (1916, tr. 1928) and Reubeni, Prince of the Jews (1925, tr. 1928). A lifelong friend of Franz Kafka, he wrote an excellent biograph... Read more
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia , Czech Československo , former federal republic, 49,370 sq mi (127,869 sq km), in central Europe. On Jan. 1, 1993, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic (see Slovakia ) became independent states and Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. (For history prior to 1918 as well as g... Read more
Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda , 1895-1979, Czechoslovak general and political leader. Svoboda served in the Czech Legion in World War I and became an officer (1922) in the army of the newly founded Czechoslovak republic. He was forced to flee (1939) to the USSR when the Germans entered Prague. In World War ... Read more
John Huss
John Huss , Czech Jan Hus , 1369?-1415, Czech religious reformer. Early Life Of peasant origin, he was born in Husinec, Bohemia (from which his name is derived). He studied theology at the Univ. of Prague, was ordained a priest c.1400, and in 1402 was appointed preacher of the Bethlehem C... Read more
Jerome of Prague
Jerome of Prague c.1370-1416, Bohemian religious reformer. During his studies at Prague and at Oxford, Jerome was influenced by the doctrinal views of John Wyclif . He continued to study and travel widely abroad, in constant conflict with the authorities. In 1407 he returned to Prague, where he jo... Read more
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber , 1786-1826, German composer and pianist; pupil of Michael Haydn and Abbé Vogler. He made his debut as a pianist at 13 and began to compose at about the same time. Weber enjoyed favor at court and became musical director and conductor of opera at Breslau (... Read more
Slovakia
Slovakia or the Slovak Republic, Slovak Slovensko , republic (2005 est. pop. 5,431,000), 18,917 sq mi (48,995 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic in the west, by Austria in the southwest, by Hungary in the south, by Ukraine in the east, and by Poland in the north. B... Read more

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The Czech Republic
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...of the Cold War. In 1968 reformers under the leadership...within, known as the "Prague Spring," only to be defeated...democratic and revolutionary "Prague Spring" of 1968 that was crushed under...languages, traditions, and not very well concealed mutual...
Czechoslovakia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...reduced political and cultural freedom. Unrest during the 1950s led to some liberalization, but it was not until the Prague Spring of 1968, with the reforms of Alexander Dubček , that any major moves towards democratization occurred...
Milan Kundera
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...However, his novels are not merely political tracts...both of which are in Prague. In 1958 he joined...Czech Republic's 1968 Prague Spring. During this time...comfortable. Although not initially allowed...novels, this book does not consist of one long...
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...1930 – 1997) — later a prominent 1968 Prague Spring reformer — became Gorbachev ’ s lifelong...Though always predisposed toward reform, Gorbachev did not stress democratization until 1987, when his powers had...
Perestroika
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...leadership had been frightened by the Prague Spring reforms of 1968. Perestroika had the advantage...Gorbachev's leadership — not least because of its embrace of...criticism and self-criticism are not just a new campaign. They have...
Zizek, Slavoj
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...foreign films. The "Prague spring" reform movement of 1968 in Czechoslovakia during...even though he was not one of the demonstrators...It was perfect." Not that Zizek was a supporter...Ljubljana he read widely, not sticking to approved...
Andrei Sakharov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Sciences. Between 1950 and 1968 Sakharov conducted top secret...critical social issues was not easily repressed, despite...invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and the brutal repression of the Prague Spring, Sakharov and others became...
Vaclav Havel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...literary manager to, by 1968, resident playwright...of Concentration (1968), were instant successes...Czechoslovakia in August 1968 brought an abrupt...flowering of the "Prague Spring" and marked a watershed...He felt he could not remain silent, and...
Czechoslovakia, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Germany, officials in Prague did not embrace Nikita Khrushchev...economy. In January 1968 the CPCz removed...to be called the Prague Spring. Soon popular demands...On August 21, 1968, Warsaw Pact troops...summoned to Moscow but not immediately fired...
Alexander Dubček
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Novotny in January 1968 as first secretary...Communist party, he was not well known in his...and throughout the spring and summer of 1968 issued a series of...government, but did not relent. Police arrested...to promote in the Prague Spring. After Gorbachev...

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Husák, Gustáv
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...committees, until in 1968 he became Deputy Prime...Pact invasion to end the Prague Spring on 20 August 1968, whereupon he became...even though he did not officially replace Dub...been so raised by the Prague Spring, into passive...
Nemec, Jan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Prague (Oratorium for Prague ) (doc) (+ co...in Film a Doba (Prague), Spring-Summer 1997. On...Czechoslovak Cinema, Prague, 1982. Hames...international fame with the 1968 screening of The...the Night man is not free as a result...
Czechoslovakia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Secretary in January 1968. However, his attempts...reform called the Prague Spring was violently ended on 20 August 1968, when the Warsaw...Czechoslovakia and entered Prague. There followed two...1970s and 1980s, not least because of the...
Alphaville
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Anthology, New York, 1968. Cameron, Ian...Dayton, Ohio), Spring 1968. Nolan, Jack Edmund...August-September 1968. Crofts, Stephen...in Film a Doba (Prague), vol. 42, no...Godard's world is not one of joy and happiness...
Voina i Mir
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Best Foreign Film, 1968. Publications Books...Journal of a Film Critic 1968–1969...Seventeen, August 1968. "Director of the...Dayton, Ohio), Spring 1969. Zolutossky...in Film a Doba (Prague), July 1985. Evtushenko...the New Yorker, "Not the smallest blunder...
Orphée
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Bloomington, Indiana, 1968. Lannes, Roger, Jean Cocteau, Paris, 1968. Sprigge, Elizabeth...Mirror, New York, 1968. Gilson, Ren...Sound (London), Spring 1955. Cocteau, Jean...in Film a Doba (Prague), vol. 39, no...xE9;e. It is not only the capstone...
Obchod na Korze
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...x2013;1965, Prague, 1965. Hibbin...Czechoslovak Cinema, Prague, 1982. Hames, Peter...New York), Fall 1968. "Czechs in Exile...Dayton, Ohio), Spring 1973. Obituary of...on Main Street was not based on any technical...crime because he did not have the strength...
Tiefland
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Dolomites, and Barrandov Studios in Prague between 1942 and 1945. Footage...Film Directors, Indianapolis, 1968. Rich, B. Ruby, "Leni Riefenstahl...Light," in October, no. 48, Spring 1989. Schulte-Sasse, Linda...in 1939. Since Tiefland was not considered valuable for propaganda...
Pal, George
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...studio; 1933—opened Prague studio; opened Paris studio...Dr. Lao Films as Producer: 1968 The Power (Haskin) 1975 Doc...Scarlet Street, no. 6, Spring 1992. Nosferatu (San Sebastian...short films in Europe) are not your typical "cat-chase...

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The Prague Spring and Its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968-1970.(Review)
Magazine article from: American Political Science Review; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...ill-fated Prague Spring in 1968, Kieran Williams...of interest not only to historians...Kremlin and the Prague Spring, 1984) and...Czechoslovakia, 1968: Anatomy of...taking place in Prague. Yet, again...perhaps it is not unreasonable...
The Prague Spring In 1968, not of it.(Ideas)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 8/23/2008; 700+ words ; ...happening. And not merely bad...on Aug. 21, 1968, when the Soviet...vibrant bloom of Prague Spring, a short...difference between 1968 and 1966 was...War II. The Prague Spring, though...Czechoslovakians in 1968. Czechs, while not necessarily...
Czechs Get Whiff of 1968 `Prague Spring' in New Economic Reforms
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/16/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...in recent weeks-not a manifesto or an...Dubcek during the "Prague Spring" of 1968. It is sought after...invasion in August 1968. "In reality...Communist leaders in both Prague and Moscow. The...reforms while trying not to upset its own...
Prague Opposition Leader Confident but Cautious; Playwright Vaclav Havel Has Been In and Out of Prison Since `Prague Spring' of 1968
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/10/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...saying that you should not praise the day before evening...prematurely during the 1968 "Prague Spring" were rained on by divisions...my country." He does not look like the kind of man...is that of the typical Prague intellectual-fittingly...
Forever winter in Prague; twenty years after Dubcek's 1968 Spring, spirits are in cold storage. (Alexander Dubcek)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 8/8/1988; ; 700+ words ; ...years after Dubcek's 1968 Spring, spirits are in cold...away the legacy of the Prague Spring. The pioneering...Soviet tanks on Aug. 20, 1968, Czechoslovakia is suspended...one-party states are not to be found in Prague. A few cracks are appearing...
From Prague Spring to perestroika; Link between 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1991 putsch in Soviet Union not sufficiently appreciated.(OPINIONS)
Newspaper article from: Guelph Mercury (Guelph, Ontario); 8/21/2008; 700+ words ; ...vacation. In 1968, I roamed the streets of Prague for three days...events has not been sufficiently...between the 'Prague Spring' and 'perestroika...mistaken. The Prague Spring...perestroika emerged not among dissidents...in January 1968, experts stressed...
Dubcek Saluted, With Caveats;Many Revere `Prague Spring' but Look Elsewhere for a President
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/29/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...central Prague a 1968 Newsweek cover showing...snuffed out his "Prague Spring." The picture was...Bloc upside down in 1968: "Long live socialism...chanted, referring to Prague's Hradcany Castle...the job, but he is not a shoo-in. Both...
Dubcek: Prague Spring Set Czechoslovakia on Course to 1989 Revolution
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/13/1990; ; 684 words ; ...Alexander Dubcek, looking back on the Prague Spring of 1968, said yesterday that the Soviet...increasingly irrelevant. "I do not understand the ideas of communism...as he recalled the heady days of Prague in 1968, said, "We made a big leap ahead...
Archives Illuminate Prague Spring, but Public Looks Away
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/21/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...anniversary of the Prague Spring, when a reformist...1968, the Prague Spring, wasn't anything...the memory of the Prague Spring but the aftermath...when Czech society not only acquiesced to...more interest in 1968 today than five years...
DUBCEK TO LEAD CZECH PARLIAMENT ELECTION SEEN AS VINDICATION FOR ILL-FATED PRAGUE SPRING.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/29/1989; 700+ words ; ...Communist who led the ill-fated Prague Spring liberalization movement of 1968 only to be ousted by Soviet...sort of continuation of the Prague Spring in 1968 and a certain moral vindication...The only Warsaw Pact nation not to support the invasion was...