The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. It began when Czech leader Alexander Dubček introduced in April 1968 radical reforms, stopped by invasion of Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies 200,000 troops and 2,000 tanks in August 21.

[the foto shows soviet tank on street of Liberec August 21, 1968.]

The invasion raised enormous wave of protests both in Western and 'behind the iron curtain' (soviet occupied) countries.
The most dramatic form of protesting was chosen by Ryszard Siwiec, who burnt himself in presence of 100 000 people during harvest festival in Warsaw.

On the Mały Rynek near St. Mary's church in Kraków this month you can see the exchibition of photographs from 68 and decade anniversaries in Poland and Czechoslovakia.

We remember.

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