Tanks - protest - barricade, Czechoslovak Radio - Prague

Troops of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia on August 21, 1968, to halt political liberalization in the country called the Prague Spring. Soviet tank rams the city bus after Czech protesters set up a barricade to block the Soviet forces near the Czechoslovak radio headquarters in Prague on August 21, 1968. Some of the tanks were set aflame with bare hands by Czech protesters. CTK Photo

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Aflame Barricade Halt Invaded Liberalization Pact Protesters Rams

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