The Prague Spring and its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968–1970

by Kieran Williams

The Prague Spring of 1968 was among the most important episodes in postwar European politics--one of the few pre-Gorbachev attempts to reform one-party communist rule. In this book Kieran Williams analyzes the attempt at reform under Alexander Dubcek and its suppression by the Soviet Union, using archive materials and other sources that have become available in the wake of the 1989 revolution. The book will provide new information for specialists as well as introductory analysis and narrative for students of East European politics and history and Soviet foreign policy.

Genres: History, Politics, Nonfiction, Soviet Union

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 1997

Reviews

[Ally]

helpful for research paper. parts were skimmed so i feel a little guilty logging it as read on here but alas.

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dubček/Brezhnev as good cop/bad cop.

[Utsav · Rating 5 out of 5]

At first it was just an another history book with a slightly humorous language. But as I turned more pages it dragged me and suddenly I fell in the streets of Prague.Beautifully written and informative.
I started reading it because I'm working on my first novel which is based on Prague.I thought it will help me to visualize the scenes.
And bang!!!!I enjoyed it so much.

[Kirsten Tautfest · Rating 5 out of 5]

While detailed, it does not go too deep into the years post-1968. The chapters are set up to examine a particular aspect of events so it is not a pure linear in the timeline. The author stops short of drawing a conclusion but leaves it quite clear that it was the squabbles between a few that left dead bodies of the innocent and deep political scars in its wake.

[Velvetink]

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