Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:48:10 +0200https://english.radio.cz/kitsch-wins-through-pop-music-czechoslovakia-after-1968-8554949© 2026 Radio Prague International The 1960s had seen a thriving musical scene in Czechoslovakia, which had been broadly tolerated by the regime, especially during the 1968 Prague Spring. With the political clampdown of the early 70s, rock and pop music were also to suffer. But this was a gradual process, and, initially at least, the communist authorities were careful not to go too far to alienate young people. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/kitsch-wins-through-pop-music-czechoslovakia-after-1968-8554949 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9