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KU Professor Sees Echoes of 1968 in Czech Protests
Kansas University scholar Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz compares today’s Prague demonstrations with the Prague Spring, noting students and workers press for free elections and less censorship. He recalls 1968 Soviet invasion and predicts a likely free election within a year, barring a military coup, while teaching a course on Central Europe that mirrors rapid changes.
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