| Source | The Times, 21st August 1968 |
| Event referred to | USSR Invasion of Czech Republic, August 20th 1968 |
| Technological characteristics | Text file from print out from library microfiche |
| Description of the source | Newspaper article, obtained through Library microfiche archives of Times newspaper. Language: English. Availability to print from microfiche; copyright remains with the Times. |
| Contextualisation of the source | The Times is regarded as a conservative newspaper. The events of 20th August 1968 in Czechoslovakia were reported on the front page of the times on 21st August 1968 with a variety of articles. |
| Interpretation of the source | This short, front page article reports the events of the 20th August as delivered by Prague radio early on 21st August. It gives details of how soviet forces crossed the Czechoslovak border at 11pm on 20th August without the knowledge of the Czech president.
This short account of events sets the context for the other articles on the front page. It is meant as a simple statement of facts and does not offer any comment, although coming after the lead article in the Times the previous day, it highlights the fact that the Czechs did not have the “weeks” needed to bring about change.
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