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Leadership Struggle Behind the Czechoslovak Crisis in Russia
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan argues that Moscow’s collective leadership shows signs of military influence after Stalin. The Prague crisis exposed a three faction debate in the Kremlin with generals pressuring for swift action, while Pravda warns against any breach of the Warsaw Pact. General Shtemenko’s rise and Kazakov’s firing reflect shifting power as the military may have blocked harsher moves in Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Stalin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Shtemenko
Warsaw
M. L Kazakov
Politburo
Kazakov
van Yakubovsky
Carchoslovak
Bain