Forty-nine years ago, on August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union sent in troops from the Warsaw Pact nations to crush rising anti-Soviet protests in Czechoslovakia, led by Czech leader Alexander Dubcek. Mr. Dubcek called for greater political freedom, including more participation by non-communist parties, pushing for free market economic policies and greater freedom from Soviet...
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