Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:22:56 +0200https://english.radio.cz/prague-spring-1968-a-time-expectations-8604893© 2026 Radio Prague International The second half of the 1960s in Czechoslovakia was a time of change. Things were happening that had not been seen, or even heard of, for almost two decades, since the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia took over the country in February 1948. Twenty years later, people in Czechoslovakia began to wonder whether Soviet-type of 'socialism' was the only way to go. On the eve of the anniversary of the crushing of that movement, we look back at a momentous era in modern Czech history. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/srpen68_vaclavak.jpg?timestamp=1591469360 https://english.radio.cz/prague-spring-1968-a-time-expectations-8604893 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9