More success for passive resistence Czechoslovakia 68

In otl there was some passive resistence to the Soviet invasion. Many Soviet troops had believed that NATO or Fascists had invaded.

How much better could it have done
 
In otl there was some passive resistence to the Soviet invasion. Many Soviet troops had believed that NATO or Fascists had invaded.

How much better could it have done
Well, protests, blockading Soviets tank columns, taking down the road signs, secret radio and TV stations, newspapers. It got as far as it could probably. Around 100 death (about same amount killed during protests in Bahrain).
Few standoffs of Czechoslovak and Soviet tanks, etc.
Then in 1969 I believe huge protest after Czechoslovakia beat Soviets in two games at Hockey World Championship.Thousands of refugees in Austria, West Germany, Yugoslavia, etc.
 

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Better in what way? 1956 Budapest? But that wasn't passive....

If the Czechs and Slovaks had some more time to prepare for the intervention, they could try to destroy some of the bridges, dump heaps of trash on the roads, change more of the road signs to read "Dubcek", organize the farmers to hoard food and deny it to the Russians. Only seeing that they were dealing with the Red Army which was known for having little regard for civilians, the threat of passive resistance being dealt with violently was quite real.
 
In addition to civil disobedience perhaps a number of Jan Palach events. Even so I'm not sure how far civil disobedience could go. I fear it would lead to greater crackdowns on real and perceived dissent.

I'm not sure there is a way for Husak to go until the events of 1989
 
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