At dawn on August 21, 1968, residents of Prague were shocked to find their city occupied by Soviet tanks. During the night, around 30 Soviet divisions — backed by units from Bulgaria, East Germany, ...

Under the glowering gaze of the National Museum at the top of Wenceslas Square stands a forty-year-old Russian tank. Its fuel tanks are strapped vulnerably to its rear and its gun aims at nothing in ...

In a symbolic gesture on August 25, 1968, that launched the political dissident movement, eight people demonstrated on Moscow’s Red Square against the Soviet authorities sending tanks into Prague.

On Aug. 21, 2024, we marked the 56th anniversary of the Communist Soviet-lead Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The August attack that is among the sad history of the Cold War. The “Prague ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice. In Czechoslovakia on August ...