World Reaction To Soviet Invasion Of Czechoslovakia

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...communists, headed by Alexander Dubcek, became very influential in the government of Czechoslovakia (Medvedev 28) The party and Czech society were buzzing with calls for political change. In January of 1968, Dubcek was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Czechoslovak Communist Party (Medvedev 28). The power of the Czech president were extremely limited, so the real power at that time rested in the hands of Dubcek, who public popularity was increasing steadily (Medvedev 28). !
A public campaign condemning Stalinism and the political repression of the past was gathering momentum in Czechoslovakia. The press published detailed descriptions of corruption within the Communist Party and state structures; and, with censorship lifted, a "free and wide" exchange of opinions began to take place in the nation's press (Medvedev 28). New magazines and newspapers were springing up and radical economic reform was on the country's agenda (Medvedev 28).
Dubcek stated that the country and the party were entering a "new stage of socialist revolution" (Medvedev 28). The authority of the Czech Communist Party...

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