Pražské jaro a rok 1968
Prague Spring and 1968
A year of hope crushed: the 1968 Prague Spring, Dubček's 'socialism with a human face' and the end of censorship — then the Warsaw Pact invasion of tanks that ended it overnight, the futile street resistance, and the grey decades of 'normalization' that followed.
You will practice: Past passive (byla zrušena, byli odvoláni, byly vyhozeny), the reflexive se (bála se, zhroutily se, rozhodly se), aby + subjunctive (aby zmátli), and jejichž as a relative possessive.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- nadějehope
- tragédietragedy
- uvolněnírelaxation, easing
- dějinyhistory
- strana(political) party
- vedeníleadership
- reformareform
- cenzuracensorship
- tiskpress, print
- občancitizen
- svobodafreedom
- vojskoarmy, troops
- hraniceborder
- invazeinvasion
- vojáksoldier
- tanktank
- normalizacenormalization
- emigraceemigration
Did you get it?
5 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What was the 'Prague Spring'?
2. What was Dubček's stated goal?
3. What changed during the Prague Spring?
4. How did the Prague Spring end?
5. What was 'normalization'?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Czech reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.