Life with Soviet Troops in Czechoslovakia and after Their Withdrawal
Life with Soviet Troops in Czechoslovakia and after Their Withdrawal
Author(s): Prokop TomekSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Military history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; military intervention 1968; Milovice; post-Soviet base; Ralsko; withdrawal;
Summary/Abstract: The withdrawal of the Soviet Army from Czechoslovakia and dealing with its consequences has taken twenty-five years. Drawing mainly on archival sources, this contribution gives a short overview of the historical background, and the development and current situation of dealing with the difficult heritage of selected former military facilities. The foreign military presence deeply influenced the general attitude of the current Czech population towards foreign military presence. Among the many sites of Soviet military deployment, Milovice and Ralsko, discussed in this article, are distinctive examples, as they show both the opportunities for and limits of the recovery of former military sites.
Journal: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 70
- Page Range: 97-120
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English