Prague Spring

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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

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

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

On 21 August 1968, Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia.[3]

Notes

  1. Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar

References

  1. 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.
  2. Sam Marcy (1968). Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events: 'Czech leaders open door to counter-revolution'. [MIA]
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sam Marcy (1968). Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events: 'After the Warsaw Pact intervention'. [MIA]