The UNL Department of History will host Prague Spring 50, a major international event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Prague Spring and the aftereffects of the Soviet-ordered Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Events will take place April 3-7 at the Sheldon Museum of Art. Free and open to the public.
Led by Alexander Dubček, Prague Spring was a well-intentioned, but ill-fated attempt to liberalize the authoritarian political system, and it would take another 20 years before the dissident playwright Václav Havel would lead one of the greatest political revolutions of our lifetime - the Velvet Revolution.
Speakers will reflect on Prague Spring and 1968, twenty years of “normalization” behind the Iron Curtain and the significance and meaning of the Velvet Revolution.
Date and Time:
Tue, Apr 3, 4:30 p.m. -Sat, Apr 7, 6 p.m.
For a complete schedule of events visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prague-spring-50-registration-40879749431
Location:
Sheldon Museum of Art
12th & R Streets
FREE. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Registration is requested.