Josef Koudelka, 1968, Prague

Soviet ASU-85 in Prague, 1968

Prague Spring, 1968

After repeat warnings, the Red Army and the troops of four other member countries of the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia beginning August 20 and 21, 1968. The Soviet Army progressively put an end...

“Citizens of Prague block a tank trying to end the “Prague Spring,” August 21, 1968. By Bohumil Dobrovolsky.”

“Citizens of Prague block a tank trying to end the “Prague Spring,” August 21, 1968. By Bohumil Dobrovolsky.”

Soviet T62 main battle tanks line up in the streets of Prague after crushing an uprising, Czechoslovakia.

Historic Photographs and Book by Paul Goldsmith of the Soviet invasion of Prague 1968 with comments by George Schulz and Condoleeza Rice.

- LON101089 Czechoslovakia. Prague. A passenger in a car driving through Wenceslas Square plays Czech music on his violin in protest at the Russian invasion of the city while leaning out of the car window so everyone can hear. The statue of St Wenceslas stands in the background. 1968