Paris, May 1968 is one of those once a century events where revolution strikes and seems to have a chance to change the existing order. These revolutionary times are magical and exciting and the feeling around them can last for years. I am an American expat/immigrant in the Czech Republic and of course November, 1989 was another major turning point. But when we think of 1968 it was also an important year in Czechoslovakia. One of the key events was Allen Ginsberg's visit to Prague and his crowning as Kral Majales, the King of May. This was one of the key moments where the West bled into the East and revolutionary hopes were kindled. He wrote a poem about the event while flying back to New York ... oops I see that was in 1965, not 1968 ,,, oh well close enough : )

When the Russians invaded Prague in August 1968 the dream was over here. The photographs by Josef Koudelka of the evnt are striking and worth seeing ...
I've been blogging about the 1960s on Steemit, maybe because it is 2018, this is the 50th anniversary ..