A limp iron fist in a velvet glove: Czechoslovakia 40 years ago

MOSCOW. (Anatoly Korolev for RIA Novosti) - Forty years on, the world is remembering the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. This is what the Pravda, the most influential Soviet newspaper, wrote at the time: "They have come to do their internationalist duty to the fraternal people of Czechoslovakia, protect its gains and give anti-socialist forces a firm rebuff." As Russia reappraises recent... [read full story]