A Red Square Protest and the Seeds of Russian Democracy Turn 50

Fifty years ago this month, the then-Soviet Union shocked the world by invading its supposed communist ally, Czechoslovakia. But, back in Moscow, the Soviet invasion also prompted a protest at home that would become a seminal moment in now Russia's human rights and pro-democracy movement.  From Moscow, Charles Maynes reports. Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/red-square-protest-and-the-seeds-of-russian-democracy-turn-50/4545501.html

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