Prague spring 1968
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- Created on: 11-04-15 20:35
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- The Prague spring 1968
- Reforms
- Market socialism
- More power given to Czech parliament
- Relaxation off press censorship
- More power given to regional governments
- legalization of political opposition groups
- Official government toleration of political critisisms
- Czech opposition to soviet control
- Secret police
- Living standards- decline in 1960
- Communist party leader- Highly unpopular
- Reaction to reforms
- Welcomed by students, intellectuals, workers and young members of the communist party
- Older Czech communists were shocked by the 'prague spring' as was Brezhnev (this allies across eastern Europe)
- Artist and Writers such as Milan Kundera and Vaclav Havel took advantage of the reforms
- Wrote books, plays and essays critisizing soviet style communism
- Reforms
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