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The '''Prague Spring'''<ref group="lower-alpha">Czech: ''Pražské jaro'', Slovak: ''Pražská jar''</ref> was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed attempted [[counterrevolution]] against the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1989)|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] in 1968. It consisted of [[Liberalism|liberal]] reforms enacted by [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|KSČ]] General Secretary [[Alexander Dubček]], but Czech economist Ota Šik admitted that the goal was complete [[capitalism]]. It was defeated by a military intervention of the [[Warsaw Pact]] in August 1968 | The '''Prague Spring'''<ref group="lower-alpha">Czech: ''Pražské jaro'', Slovak: ''Pražská jar''</ref> was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed attempted [[counterrevolution]] against the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1989)|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] in 1968. It consisted of [[Liberalism|liberal]] reforms enacted by [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|KSČ]] General Secretary [[Alexander Dubček]], but Czech economist Ota Šik admitted that the goal was complete [[capitalism]]. It was defeated by a military intervention of the [[Warsaw Pact]] in August 1968.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Nikos Mottas|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=The 1968 Prague Spring — Counterrevolution as the “Trojan Horse” of Imperialism|date=2022-08-20|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2022/08/the-1968-prague-spring-counterrevolution-as-the-trojan-horse-of-imperialism.html|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> | ||
== Dubček's revisionism == | |||
In January 1968, the extreme [[Revisionism|revisionist]] Alexander Dubček replaced [[Antonín Novotný]], a more moderate revisionist. Dubček implemented liberal policies that harmed the country's economy<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Sam Marcy]]|year=1968|title=Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events|chapter=Czech leaders open door to counter-revolution|chapter-url=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/czech/czech02.html|mia=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/czech/index.html}}</ref> and even approached the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] and [[The World Bank|World Bank]]. Dubček sought full capitalist restoration.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=[[Sam Marcy]]|year=1968|title=Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events|chapter=After the Warsaw Pact intervention|chapter-url=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/czech/czech03.html|mia=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/czech/index.html}}</ref> | |||
== Western involvement == | |||
In the weeks before the Warsaw Pact intervention, over 10,000 [[Federal Republic of Germany|West Germans]] went to Prague.<ref name=":0" /> West Germany sought to take over the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|GDR]] and Czechoslovakia.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Warsaw Pact intervention == | |||
On 21 August 1968, Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 15 July 2023
The Prague Spring[a] was a CIA-backed attempted counterrevolution against the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in 1968. It consisted of liberal reforms enacted by KSČ General Secretary Alexander Dubček, but Czech economist Ota Šik admitted that the goal was complete capitalism. It was defeated by a military intervention of the Warsaw Pact in August 1968.[1]
Dubček's revisionism[edit | edit source]
In January 1968, the extreme revisionist Alexander Dubček replaced Antonín Novotný, a more moderate revisionist. Dubček implemented liberal policies that harmed the country's economy[2] and even approached the IMF and World Bank. Dubček sought full capitalist restoration.[3]
Western involvement[edit | edit source]
In the weeks before the Warsaw Pact intervention, over 10,000 West Germans went to Prague.[1] West Germany sought to take over the GDR and Czechoslovakia.[3]
Warsaw Pact intervention[edit | edit source]
On 21 August 1968, Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia.[3]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nikos Mottas (2022-08-20). "The 1968 Prague Spring — Counterrevolution as the “Trojan Horse” of Imperialism" In Defense of Communism. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Sam Marcy (1968). Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events: 'Czech leaders open door to counter-revolution'. [MIA]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sam Marcy (1968). Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events: 'After the Warsaw Pact intervention'. [MIA]