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The article pursues the Prague Spring and its suppression with regard to the crisis of Estonian society's identity in the late 60s. It concentrates on manifestations of criticism of the Soviet occupation among university students at manifestations in Tartu and Tallinn in October 1968 and the repressive reaction of the party and state organs. The Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia affected the overall atmosphere in Estonia and the USSR. The author explores the impact of Czechoslovak events in the context of a crisis of Estonian identity.