{"id":27674,"date":"2017-08-22T07:21:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T11:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27674"},"modified":"2017-08-22T07:21:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T11:21:09","slug":"prague-spring-radio-prague-seeks-listener-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/prague-spring-radio-prague-seeks-listener-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Prague Spring: Radio Prague seeks listener memories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovaks carry their national flag past a burning tank in Prague. (Photo source: CIA via Wikimedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who notes that Radio Prague is asking listeners to share memories of the 1968 Soviet invasion:<\/p>\n

(Source: Radio Prague<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n

August 1968 \u2013 share your memories<\/h3>\n

August 21, 1968 \u2013 a turning point in this country’s history. The invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact soldiers crushed hopes of life in a freer society.<\/p>\n

Please share your memories of that time with us. When and how did you first learn about the invasion? How did the media in your country report on it? Did you by any chance directly experience those events in Czechoslovakia or by the country\u2019s borders?<\/p>\n

Send us your recollections, photographs and other materials. Next year Radio Prague will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the events of August 1968 with a special project. Become part of it.<\/p>\n

Czech Radio 7 – Radio Prague
\nVinohradsk\u00e1 12
\n120 99 Prague 2
\nCzech Republic
\nenglish@radio.cz<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read on Radio Prague’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who notes that Radio Prague is asking listeners to share memories of the 1968 Soviet invasion: (Source: Radio Prague) August 1968 \u2013 share your memories August 21, 1968 \u2013 a turning point in this country’s history. The invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact soldiers crushed hopes of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,288],"tags":[752,6447,6446,222,223],"class_list":["post-27674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-radio-history","tag-cold-war","tag-czechoslovakia","tag-prague-spring","tag-radio-prague","tag-radio-praha"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7cm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62340,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/vlny-waves-new-film-highlights-radio-pragues-role-during-the-1968-invasion\/","url_meta":{"origin":27674,"position":0},"title":"\u201cVLNY\u201d (Waves): New Film Highlights Radio Prague\u2019s Role During the 1968 Invasion","author":"Thomas","date":"March 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes: Hello Thomas, I'd like to draw your attention to the release of the Czech film \"VLNY\" (It means \"Waves\") about the role of Radio Prague during the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops on August 21, 1968. 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