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Prague Spring Part II The Cold War DOCUMETNARY

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Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the events of the Prague Spring and the process of Normalization that came after. Be sure to have watched Part One, explaining the events that came before: Before the Prague Spring - Cold War DOCUME...

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@Artur_M. 2 years ago (edited)

In Poland a man named Ryszard Siwiec, simingly an unremarkable accountant but also a Home Army veteran, protesed against the invasion of Czechoslovakia and participation of Polish troops in it, by publicly committing suicide by self-immolation during the state harvest festival celebration. This extreme form of protest was likely inspired by the Buddhist monks in Vietnam and, in turn, probably inspired the Czech student Jan Palach.

@AB8511 2 years ago

Just a few more interesting facts that perhaps should be mentioned.

One member of Czechoslovakian "delegation" actually did not sign Moscow protocol - his name was František Kriegel. He spoiled the show for Soviets, who could not claim, that all members of Czechoslovakian leadership accepted the new state of affairs.

Considering Alexander Dubček - after he lost position of 1st Secretary of Communist Party he became ambassador to Turkey for cca. half year and then he was suspended from Communist party and worked in manual job as a maintenance guy in regional forestry administration. He was under constant surveillance until fall of communist regime in 1989. Then he briefly returned to politics (but he did not regain mass popular support again) and died in 1992 in car crash...

@Lord_Tomiak 2 years ago

One of the saddest events in Czech and our Slovak history. We are commemorating this every year, especially today in this age, where democracies in Eastern Europe are challenged once again, as shadow of USSR is still haunting in the east. Horrible even showing true colors to all people, who kept saying communism and USSR are not evil. Some people are still in support of the invasion to this day...traitors... Thank you David for these two episodes, we are really grateful you are providing education about this to more western people.

@obsidianjane4413 2 years ago

In Soviet Russia, the "last resort" is just the resort they do last.

@ekmalsukarno2302 2 years ago

The Cold War, can you please make a video on Argentina during the era of Juan Peron. It would mean a lot to me if you made a video on this topic, not only because Juan Peron ruled Argentina during the early years of the Cold War, but also because your audience will understand how Argentina's economy, politics and society all ended up the way they are today.

@hopeforbetter382 2 years ago

All I remember is a small car me hiding on the small seats and we made through to Austria1. 1968 years and so many bitter memories!

@r.nixxed3344 2 years ago

My favorite documetnary series!

@caseclosed9342 2 years ago

The invasion of Czechoslovakia is where the term “tankie” originates. Tankies were people who supported the invasion.

@In_Our_Timeline 2 years ago (edited)

Note: The Czechoslovak Presidium announced the night of the invasion that Warsaw Pact troops had crossed the border without the ČSSR government knowing about it. However, the Soviet Press published an unsigned request for "immediate assistance, including assistance with armed forces" that was purportedly made by Czechoslovak party and state leaders.
A previously unheard-of wave of emigration followed the invasion and was soon curtailed.

@chetpomeroy1399 2 years ago

I remember watching film clips of the Prague Spring on the alphabet-soup TV network evening news as an 8-year-old. The resulting Soviet/Warsaw Pact invasion seemed pretty scary as I watched those clips and heard news commentary about it, but the adults around me downplayed this.

@dansmith4077 2 years ago

Comment for the algorithm great video

@tremendousbaguette9680 2 years ago

A long-awaited episode. Thank you!

@xenamorphwinner7931 2 years ago

Thank you for this series. I had heard of Prague Spring and knew rough events, but never this much story. By the way the Prague Spring inspired the 1972 event after one protestor burned himself called the “Kaunas Spring” (Kauno Pavasaris”).

@queenofdramatech 2 years ago

I like the series Burning Bush on Kanopy that details what happened during this time. It gets at Jan Palach and what he did protesting the Soviet occupation.

@johnl.7754 2 years ago

Enjoyed The Cold War channel but wish that series were continuous (or within a few episodes of other topics) so that I don’t forget what I saw in earlier episodes.

@wiktorberski9272 2 years ago

Really good video. Thank you very much

@anarchopupgirl 2 years ago

This is a little non-sequitur, but I would kill for you describing the events of Red Alert or World in Conflict in this style with a straight face

@blumrich1970 2 years ago

I love me a good documetnary!

@bigsarge2085 2 years ago

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@davidlally592 2 years ago

Mm Im told that Dubcek was moved to a job in forestry. But in 1989, post wall fall, was then restored for a while as speaker of the federal parliament. He was of course a Slovak.