@article{Kalashnikov_2012, title={Factors in the Soviet Decision to Invade Czechoslovakia}, volume={3}, url={https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/constellations/index.php/constellations/article/view/17209}, DOI={10.29173/cons17209}, abstractNote={<p><span>This essay describes the factors in the Soviet decision to invade Czechoslovakia and argues that the principle motive was to prevent political reforms which would have established Czechoslovakia as multi-party state. The paper will be organized in three parts: after establishing factual background of the </span><span> ̳Prague </span><span>Spring‘ reforms, the essay outlines the various factors contributing to the decision. I will then analyze them in comparative historical light in order to single out the most important reason for the invasion. </span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Constellations}, author={Kalashnikov, Antony}, year={2012}, month={May} }