Tet Offensive Response
Responds to the Tet Offensive while sustaining Soviet support for Hanoi
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1968 in Russia
Explore 23 historical events and records for Russia in 1968.
Historical records for Russia in 1968
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January
March
Dresden Warsaw Pact Meeting
Joins Warsaw Pact leaders in criticizing the direction of political reforms in Czechoslovakia.
April
Democratic Opposition
Kerensky develops his views through democratic opposition after 1917.
May
Paris Talks
Handles Soviet diplomacy as US-North Vietnamese talks open in Paris
July
Cierna nad Tisou Negotiations
Conducts direct talks with Alexander Dubcek and the Czechoslovak leadership over the Prague Spring reforms.
Warsaw Letter to Czechoslovakia
Supports a Warsaw Pact warning demanding that Czechoslovak leaders defend the Communist political system.
August
Bratislava Declaration
Warsaw Pact leaders meeting at Bratislava affirm Marxism-Leninism and collective responsibility for defending socialism.
Brezhnev Doctrine
The policy later called the Brezhnev Doctrine asserts a Soviet right to defend Communist rule within the Eastern Bloc.
Warsaw Pact Intervention Decision
Brezhnev secures support from allied Warsaw Pact leaders for intervention against the Prague Spring.
Politburo Decision on Czechoslovakia
The Soviet leadership approves military intervention against the Prague Spring reform movement.
Detention of Czechoslovak Reform Leaders
Soviet forces detain Alexander Dubcek and other Czechoslovak reform leaders during the Warsaw Pact intervention.
Moscow Talks with Dubcek
Dubcek and other detained Czechoslovak leaders are taken to Moscow for negotiations with the Soviet leadership.
Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia and end the Prague Spring reform experiment.
Moscow Protocol
Oversees negotiations resulting in the Moscow Protocol after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
November
Limited Sovereignty Speech
Publicly articulates the principle of limited sovereignty later widely known as the Brezhnev Doctrine.
Other events (month unknown)
Cancer Ward
Publication of "The First Circle". Publication of "Cancer Ward"
Death of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
Death of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
Death of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin
Death of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin
European Championship Coin Toss Exit
Shesternyov plays during the goalless European Championship semi-final against Italy, after which a coin toss sends the hosts through.
Fourth Vologda Memoir
Shalamov began writing The Fourth Vologda, a prose work examining his childhood and family background.
Sverdlovsk Party Construction Department
Becomes head of the construction department of the Sverdlovsk regional Communist Party committee.
The
Publication of "The First Circle". Publication of "Cancer Ward"
The First Circle
Publication of "The First Circle". Publication of "Cancer Ward"
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