30 Color Photos Show Street Scenes in Czechoslovakia in 1970

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe, created in October 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.

From the Communist coup d’état in February 1948 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Czechoslovakia was ruled by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The country belonged to the Eastern Bloc and was a member of the Warsaw Pact and of Comecon. During the era of Communist Party rule, thousands of Czechoslovaks faced political persecution for various offences, such as trying to emigrate across the Iron Curtain.

In January 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

These vintage color photos show street scenes in Czechoslovakia in July 1970.