21 August 1968: Soviet Tanks in Prague

On 21 August 1968, Soviet tanks rolled into Prague, bringing an abrupt end to Czechoslovakia’s attempt to create a “socialism with a human face.”

Fifty-seven years ago, the troops of the Warsaw Pact crushed the country’s reform movement. Milan Linhart captured the moment with his camera, and his photographs still stir painful memories for those who lived through those turbulent times.

Today, Prague remembers the 1968 Russian invasion with the NeverMore 68 Festival at Výstaviště Praha.