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Protest and Politics: 1968, Year of the Barricades #5067
Metadata
Date: August 24, 1968
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Photographer: unknown
Source: AP Photo
Caption
Thousands of protesters are seen sitting at Wenceslas square in downtown Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 24, 1968, demonstrating against the Russian invasion, surrounding the statue of King Wenceslas. Some fighting is reported in the capital after the Soviet Union and four Warsaw Pact allies invaded the country.
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