It was an uprising, an attempt by the Czechoslovak communist party at reformation towards more democracy and freedom of the press.
Then troops from other members of the Warsaw pact marched in and subdued it.
From then on, communists who supported more democracy and freedom called the pro-quelling communists "tankies" as they marched in with tanks.
Well, if you asked an idiot, Czechia might be defined as part of Antarctica.
The people we should ask are the Czechs.
And anyone who empathises with them will agree, it's in central Europe.
This is not just a geographic discussion. It's a question of whether you respect their 1000 year history of important kings and prince electors of the holy roman empire, or if you just look at the 80 years of forceful soviet occupation.
Compare traditional Czech dishes with Bavarian and with Russian dishes, you will see.
US-Americans and Canadians are weird for putting crackers instead of bread.