1968 Soviet invasion of Czech Republic

Angel 2022-04-23 07:03:28

Rare films are higher than novels.
The novel is really not very clear, the movie is much clearer.
The problem is, in fact, the connection between this film and the historical background is not particularly great. The key is to discuss the relationship between people and the relationship between lovers.
About what is important in life. Who can say it clearly?

The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague, a central European country

because the Czech Republic and Hungary are both countries next to the Soviet Union. At that time, the Soviet Union countries had already begun to face serious economic problems. The reform of the Czech Republic and Hungary may lead to reforms in other countries, then the Soviet Union will only to face the crisis on their own.

Furthermore, Czech and Hungarian reforms ran counter to the power rule, planned economy marketed by the Soviet Union. So the Soviet Union would at least not support it.

Third, Russia has been a big rogue country from ancient times to the present. Based on its rogue nature, it is impossible for him not to come out and find something.

Therefore, the Soviet Union will send troops to the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Now it is called invasion, then it is called safeguarding the interests of the big family! It is said that at that time, our country also agreed to send troops!


The essence of the Hungarian incident was a question of whether Hungary should take the socialist road or the capitalist road. At that time, Hungary belonged to the Eastern European camp. If Hungary turned to the West, it would be unfavorable for both the socialist road and the Soviet Union at that time. To maintain the stability of the socialist road in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union had to choose direct intervention to solve the problem;

the Soviet Union sent troops to Czechoslovakia is another matter. At that time, the leaders of Czechoslovakia implemented a market economy in the country, not taking the capitalist road, while the Soviet Union The influence of great power chauvinism and power politics, out of rejection of the market economy, insists on the idea of ​​implementing a planned economic system in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe, of course, is quite disgusted by the behavior of Czechoslovakia, and only use force when persuasion fails. The problem now appears to be aggression, a way of interfering with a country's economic system by force.


In 1968, Dubcek, the first secretary of the Czech Communist Party Central Committee, initiated the Prague Spring reforms, which tended to break away from Soviet control.

Six hours after the start of the offensive, the Soviets took control of the entire Czech Republic. Hundreds of thousands of Czech troops were all disarmed, and NATO did not have time to respond.

The Prague Spring was a significant international political event, marking that the cracks in China have gradually emerged, which can be regarded as the prelude and fuse of fusion in Eastern Europe. .

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  • Tereza: [referring to her dog] Karenin prefers Mephisto to dogs. She thinks other dogs are silly.

    Tomas: [Mephisto snorts and Tomas inhales the aroma of the food] Ha-ha.

    Pavel: Do you know why I love Mephisto? Because he's very bright, but, at the same time,

    [gesturing for emphasis]

    Pavel: he doesn't know anything! After all, he doesn't know that life is impossible here now. Nothing left here. The church is gone.

    [shrugging]

    Pavel: No place to drink beer now.

    [he drinks his bottle of beer very quickly]

    Pavel: It's good... very good.

    [slurping]

    Pavel: If you ever change your mind, it won't be easy to leave.

  • Tereza: I was forced to love my mother, but not this dog. You know, Tomas... maybe... maybe, I love her more than I love you. Not more. I mean in a better way. I'm not jealous of her. I don't want her to be different. I don't ask her for anything.