„Bezpečnostní výbor vám, soudruzi, důvěřuje“. Branný a bezpečnostní výbor Národního shromáždění v roce 1968
"Security Committee Trusts You, Comrades" Defense and Security Committee of the National Assembly in 1968

Summary/Abstract: Between 1948 and 1989, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), specifically its Central Committee (Ústřední výbor or ÚV), held a monopolistic grip on power in Czechoslovakia. Both the government and, to a greater extent, the parliament were subject to its authority, transforming into willing executors of the communist leadership's will. In 1968, these institutions attempted to assert their independence and reclaim lost positions, paradoxically led by predominantly communist figures. The following study outlines this development by describing the establishment and activities of the National Assembly's defense and security committee in Czechoslovakia. It focuses on the security issues that played a distinctive role in 1968, particularly after the August invasion, leading to conflicts among high-ranking officials of the state and the party.

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