Good Material: Canada and the Prague Spring Refugees
In August 1968, the Soviet Union sent troops into Czechoslovakia to crush the burgeoning spirit of reform known as the “Prague Spring”. The Soviet invasion and the return of oppressive government measures triggered the flight of twenty-seven thousand people, eleven thousand of whom came to Canada.Us...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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York University Libraries
2010-10-01
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Series: | Refuge |
Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/30618 |