The University of Michigan Special Collections Library Presents... The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: August 1968 Materials from the Labadie Collection of Social Protest Material Website by Brian Rosenblum Text and translations by Jonathan Bolton August 2000

In honor of Czech President Vaclav Havel's honorary degree from the University of Michigan on September 5, 2000, the Special Collections Library presents a web exhibit highlighting Czech material from the Labadie Collection of Social Protest Material.   In the morning hours of August 21, 1968, the Soviet army invaded Czechoslovakia along with troops from four other Warsaw Pact countries. The occupation was the beginning of the end for the Czechoslovak reform movement known as the Prague Spring. This web site contains material from the days immediately following the invasion, and they reflect the atmosphere in Czechoslovakia at the time: tense, chaotic, uncertain, full of pathos, fear, and expectation...       Enter the exhibit       Exhibit Home | Special Collections Home Page | Library Home Page