Do
You Know the Significance of January 05 in the European History….?
47
years back in 1968 the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia
Statred . This spring Means the Period of Czechoslovakia under Some Reforms .
What is Prague Spring,,? I would Like to Discuss below.
Prague Spring:
During
the Second world war Czechoslovakia Invaded by the axis Powers. At the end of
the war the country was liberated by Soviet Union . but they handed over the
Administarion Power to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia under Soviet
Control. This leads to a Stalinist Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. This Led
the Nationalisation of Private
Properties , Censorship in Media Activities , Banning of Any type of protests
against the government , Control in right to speech etc.
In
Jan 05, 1968 Antonin Novotny, the Stalinist ruler of Czechoslovakia,
is succeeded as first secretary by Alexander Dubcek, a Slovak who
supports liberal reforms. In the first few months of his rule, Dubcek
introduced a series of far-reaching political and economic reforms, including
increased freedom of speech and the rehabilitation of political dissidents.
Dubcek's effort to establish "communism with a human face" was
celebrated across the country, and the brief period of freedom became known as
the "Prague Spring."
The Soviet Government Refused to make the changes in the
Communist Government Policy . Because the soviet Government Feared about the
Collapsation of Communism in the Soviet Communist bloc.They warned Dubceck but he denied to change his policy
But The Prague Spring
has not last long . the reforms continued upto August 20 , 1968.
The Soviet Union answered by invading Czechoslovakia with
6,00,000 Warsaw Pact Troop. But the Students who supported the Dubceck Policy made
Resistance against the Soviet Army. but the soviet tanks suppressed the Student’s
resistances. As result the Dubcek Replaced with the Pro –Soviet Gustav Husak who re-established an authoritarian Communist Regime in the
Country in april 1969
The Prague spring was Inspired by the Leaders like Vaclav
Havel who later became the President of Non Communist Czechoslovakia.
Aftermath of Prague
Spring
In 1987 Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Introduced his
Liberal Policies “ Perestoika “ and “
Glasnost “. Which equal to the Dubcech’s
Policy of “ Communism with Human
Face “ . In 1989, as Communist governments folded across Eastern Europe, Prague
again became the scene of demonstrations for democratic reforms. In December
1989, Husak's government conceded to demands for a multiparty Parliament. Husak
resigned, and for the first time in two decades Dubcek returned to politics as
chairman of the new Parliament, which subsequently elected playwright Vaclav
Havel as president of Czechoslovakia.
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