Word: czechoslovaks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Socialist youths in Sofia symbolized and expressed the widespread sentiment of Communist parties across Europe. It was this opposition, the prospect of profoundly splitting the already splintered Communist world, that was a big factor in the outcome of the Russian-Czechoslovak confrontation. In a memorable turn of events, Russia last week backed down on nearly all its demands of Alexander Dubcek's reformist regime in Czechoslovakia (see following story...
...Russians were expected to try every tactic to bring the Czechoslovaks to their socialist senses. For one thing, they would no doubt remind the Czechoslovaks that 80% of their trade is with the Soviet Union, which could easily cut off the wheat and raw materials that the country depends upon. For another, they would probably dangle before Dubček a hard-currency loan of about $400 million that he needs for economic modernization. The Soviets might even revive demands that Russian troops be stationed on Czechoslovak soil, hoping that such a garrison could permanently discourage a Prague walkaway from...
...that Dubcek will restore control over so-called "antisocialist" forces, prohibiting them from making any more speeches, giving interviews, writing articles and putting together petitions that are critical of the party. At the very least, says Harvard Kremlinologist Adam Ulam, the Russians seek "some sort of declaration from the Czechoslovak leaders that they won't let the thing get too far, that they will not tolerate real democracy in the sense of real competition for leadership...
...summit drew closer, all Eastern Europe was edgy-and unsure of exactly what lay ahead. Despite their studied nonchalance, the Czechoslovak people pressed their leaders hard not to compromise. Thousands of them lined up to sign copies of a manifesto, written by Playwright Pavel Kohout and printed in the journal Literární Listy, which exhorted the leaders to "act, explain and unanimously defend the way that we have entered and do not in tend to leave while we live." Along with the manifesto, the journal's editors ran a cartoon showing a gargantuan figure of Soviet Party...
...setback since June 5, 1967. For the week, the Dow dropped a total of 25.45 points to wind up at 888.47, way below the cherished "support level" of 900. Brokers claimed that the sell-off was a delayed reaction to bad news concerning the Paris peace talks and the Czechoslovak-Russian confrontation, combined with an anticipated economic slowdown as a result of the 10% tax surcharge. Frederick Stahl, chairman of Standard & Poor's, suggested that the midweek closings themselves were partly responsible because they eroded investors' confidence in the mechanics of the market...