A file containing documents concerning politics in Czechoslovakia following the Soviet invasion of the country in 1968. The file includes a report on a speech given by the deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia; a note reporting that Alexander Dubček was elected chairman of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly; a dispatch from the British ambassador to Czechoslovakia about the replacement of Dubček as leader of the Czechoslovak communist party with the more conservative Gustáv Husák; and a declaration by the Czechoslovak Factory Trade Union announcing a strike in protest of the crackdown on liberalisation in Czechoslovakia since the Soviet invasion. Other topics discussed in the file include riots in Prague following the victory of the Czechoslovak ice-hockey team over the Soviet team; low morale within the Czechoslovak armed forces as a result of the Soviet invasion; changes in the leadership of the Czechoslovak government and press; and the new Czechoslovak federal constitution.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Práce © ?MKOS.; Content from Radio Free Europe Research © RFE/RL, Inc.; The rights holder for Rudé právo could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from Práce © ?MKOS. Content from Radio Free Europe Research © RFE/RL, Inc. The rights holder for Rudé právo could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Department Reference
- ENC 1/1 PART C
- Document Type
- Correspondence Legal and Treaty Material Press and Media Reports Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/617
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.000617
- Key Events
- Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: A-Revue, Date Unknown, We Don't Change the Post-January Line; New Society, 21 August 1969, Czechoslovak Check-List; Nová Svoboda, 04 August 1969, The Policy of Act Decides; Rudé právo, Date unknown, What Happened on the night of August 20 to 21, 1968.
- Pages
- 287
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Dubček Andrei Grechko Gustáv Husák Ján Marko Jan Palach Miloslav Růžekk Howard Smith Josef Smrkovský Lubomír Štrougal Duncan Wilson
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Themes
- Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Domestic Politics International Relations
