Stamp of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, 1975 From the Soviet press, 1983: The liberation of Czechoslovakia from nazi occupation in May 1945 marked a turning point in the country's history. The new National Front government launched democratic transformations. The defeat of the counter-revolutionary coup in February 1948, which aimed at restoring capitalism in the country, ensured the peaceful development of the national democratic revolution into a socialist revolution.

Fidel Castro speaks in Prague during a visit to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, 1972 -- Daily LIFT #1353

Images of Lenin #61 Poster in memory of the 50th anniversary of Lenin's death, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 1974 -- Images of Lenin...