Summary: Half a century ago this week, Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia and crushed the Prague Spring. And 27 years ago this week, a hardline coup against Mikhail Gorbachev failed, precipitating the collapse of the Soviet Union. What do these anniversaries, and how they are observed – or not observed – tell us about today’s Russia? On this week’s Power Vertical Podcast, I take a look back – and a look ahead with Donald N. Jensen, a Senior Fellow at CEPA.
