The Prague Spring Archive (CREEES)Main MenuThe Prague Spring ArchiveAn online portal for the Prague Spring archival materials within Texas ScholarWorks and the LBJ Presidential Library.LBJ and the Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicKey FiguresDescriptions and photographs of key figures involved in the Prague Spring events, with links to relevant documents in Texas ScholarWorks.TimelineAn interactive timeline of events related to the Prague Spring.Guide and Finding AidA guide to the Texas ScholarWorks online repository, along with a finding aid to the physical archival collections.Box 179Many of the documents in Box 179 are communications from and to U.S. officials and high-level Czechoslovak politicians, illustrating internal and international discussions about regional geopolitics and potential futures during the eight months of the "Czechoslovak Crisis," which we now know as the Prague Spring.Box 180Brief descriptions of the 8 folders in Box 180 of the LBJ Presidential Library's archives are below, along with links to more detailed descriptions, their full contents in Texas ScholarWorks, and key documents they contain.Box 181Brief descriptions of the 9 folders in Box 181 of the LBJ Presidential Library's archives are below, along with links to more detailed descriptions, their full contents in Texas ScholarWorks, and key documents they contain.Key DocumentsA curated selection of key documents from Box 179 and Box 180 of the Prague Spring Archive.Documents from the Keston CenterPrague Spring-related documents from beyond the UT Austin collections.AboutContains information about the creators of the site and attribution for used images.UT CREEESf1567cf04c35a5383a1e5c6f992ee20ec474e210The University of Texas at Austin Libraries
The Prague Spring Archive
1media/Prague_pont_charles_III_1920_1008334.jpgmedia/PSA_Header2.jpeg2021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497393028image_header2024-07-20T13:38:48-07:00Eliza Fisher617c484d2a36f815752d9ccfcf16fd6835ca4cc0On the night of August 20, 1968, Soviet forces invaded the Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic to suppress what they saw as a uncontrollable current of rebellion against the Soviet Union. The uprising known in English as the Prague Spring ran from January to August 1968, as the then-Czechoslovak Socialist Republic attempted to liberalize and assert national interests against the Soviet Union. Most of reformist leader Alexander Dubček's goals were not realized, and the only lasting change was that of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic's division into the Czech and Slovak Socialist Republics. This archive brings together intelligence documents, diplomatic communiqués, and commentaries on then-current events, casting light on how LBJ and other global leaders navigated a tense geopolitical situation. This project is a subsection of Documenting the Cold War, a collaboration between the UT's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the University of Texas at Austin Libraries, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library. The full document collection associated with Documenting the Cold War can be browsed at Texas ScholarWorks, and individual boxes can be browsed here.
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12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Box 1793Many of the documents in Box 179 are communications from and to U.S. officials and high-level Czechoslovak politicians, illustrating internal and international discussions about regional geopolitics and potential futures during the eight months of the "Czechoslovak Crisis," which we now know as the Prague Spring.image_header10935412024-07-15T09:02:26-07:00Eliza Fisher617c484d2a36f815752d9ccfcf16fd6835ca4cc0
12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Box 1802Brief descriptions of the 8 folders in Box 180 of the LBJ Presidential Library's archives are below, along with links to more detailed descriptions, their full contents in Texas ScholarWorks, and key documents they contain.image_header2024-02-20T10:35:15-08:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Key Figures6Descriptions and photographs of key figures involved in the Prague Spring events, with links to relevant documents in Texas ScholarWorks.image_header2024-03-25T11:31:21-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Key Documents5A curated selection of key documents from Box 179 and Box 180 of the Prague Spring Archive.image_header2024-02-20T10:35:51-08:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
12021-07-06T09:06:43-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Timeline1An interactive timeline of events related to the Prague Spring.image_header2021-07-06T09:06:43-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497Guide and Finding Aid1A guide to the Texas ScholarWorks online repository, along with a finding aid to the physical archival collections.image_header2021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
12021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497About1Contains information about the creators of the site and attribution for used images.image_header2021-07-06T09:06:39-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
