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===== - In 1968, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia crushed the Prague Spring, signaling the end of the Khrushchev Thaw. =====
* The 1970s ushered in a period of “stability,” marked by cultural conformity, aging leadership, and quiet decay.
* Dissent became more dangerous—but less romantic. Most dissidents were arrested quietly or placed in psychiatric hospitals.
* Jewish emigration became a cause célèbre abroad, and an embarrassment for the state. Exit visas were rare. Antisemitism grew more coded but remained potent.

In this atmosphere of glacial repression, Frankhezka—a nearly forgotten figure from the revolutionary and wartime ballet—faced her final decade of work.