The nature of blacklisting changed gradually after the introduction of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) in 1985. The Czechoslovak Communist leadership verbally supported Perestroika, but made few changes. Speaking about the Prague Spring of 1968 was taboo. The first anti-government demonstrations occurred in 1988 (the Candle Demonstration, for example) and 1989, but these were dispersed and participants were repressed by the police.
The nature of blacklisting changed gradually after the introduction of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) in 1985 The Czechoslovak Communist leadership verbally supported Perestroika but made few changes Speaking about the Prague Spring of 1968 was taboo The first anti-government demonstrations occurred in 1988 (the Candle Demonstration for example) and 1989 but these were dispersed and participants were repressed by the police