Eastern Europe in 1968 Responses to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pac
This collection of thirteen essays examines reactions in Eastern Europe to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Countries covered include the Soviet Union and specific Soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldavia, the Baltic States
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Eastern Europe in 1968
Kevin McDermott · Matthew Stibbe Editors
Eastern Europe in 1968 Responses to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact Invasion
Editors Kevin McDermott Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, UK
Matthew Stibbe Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-77068-0 ISBN 978-3-319-77069-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77069-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934657 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Young Czechs demonstrate their support for Dubček and the Prague Spring, Wenceslas Square (probably late August 1968). © Photo by Bill Ray/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This volume is the product of an international workshop held at Sheffield Hallam University in July 2017. The organisers, Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe, wish to acknowledge the generous financial support of the Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, and the kind assistance of Professor Chris Hopkins and Professor Clare Midgley. Kevin McDermott would like to thank Susie Reid, Frankie and Alex, Daryl and Jeremy Agnew, John Morison and all his colleagues and friends in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Matthew Stibbe wishes to thank Sam, Nicholas and Hannah, to remember the constant help and encouragement of his late father, Paul Stibbe (4 January 1924–6 March 2017), and to express his gratitude for the past and on-going support of his step-mother, Hazel, and his sisters, Alex and Emily.
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The Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact Invasion Through the Sovie
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