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Posters from Wenceslas Square during Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia which started on 20-21 August 1968. Photo stolen from ISBN 80-204-0182-2. Yes, there is English alt text. If you are curious, can recommend books from early 1990s on this topic.
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Black-and-white photograph of four large hand-drawn posters with satirical cartoons in Czech language, placed on Wenceslas Square during Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Each poster starts with text "Vltava" reports. Vltava here doesn't mean a Czech Radio station, but a Soviet operated radio broadcasting propaganda from abroad during the occupation.

The poster on the left shows a soviet soldier with stolen watches and clock talking to a native American, but details and text is not readable.

The next one to the right shows a couple watching a building in flames, with text "The people of Prague warmly experience the fiery greetings from their Soviet liberators".

The next shows crowd of people laughing and making fun of the Soviet leadership and soldiers, with text "Every imperialist enemy and warmonger can see for themselves that humour and cheer reign in the streets.".

The last one shows a pair of confused and sweating soviet soldiers looking at a directional signpost pointing toward Moscow with slogans like 'Ivan Go Home.'
The text states "Our citizens of Prague remember that the Russian soldiers are far from home, so they try to make their stay more pleasant and also bring them closer".

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