HIST 1002 Lecture Notes - Consumerism, Goulash Communism, New Economic Mechanism
26 Feb 2014
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Aimed to correct the distortions of socialist legality . Economic reforms spring of 68 (called prague spring) Focus on quality of life instead of mass industrialization. Don"t want invasion so are careful and slower. Cautious reform aimed at avoiding what happened in 56 to hungary. Two thousand words statement-june 27 "68 led by writers and artists. Soviet invasion of czech: aug 20 "68 (technically warsaw pact countries that invade so no more international criticism to invade small unsuspecting country) Romania because nikolai says no because he wants more nationalist approach and separate foreign policy. Want to show world that they are innocent so the world can see. Took down street signs and switched them and put them to different places. This way tanks ended up at dead ends an people could attack them. Dubcek is silenced and taken away from power. Replaced by lackey of moscow (gustav husak remains from 89-end of soviet)
