The Polish freedom movement of 1968 lost its confrontation with police violence; the Prague Spring was crushed by the armies of five Warsaw Pact members. But in both countries, 1968 gave birth to a new political consciousness.
1968年的波兰自由运动在警察暴力中失败；布拉格之春被五个华约国家的军队镇压。但是在这两个国家中，1968催生了一个新的政治意识。仅仅几年后产生的波兰和捷克的反对派运动则起源于1968年发生的事件。