Although the two youthful revolts were undertaken by the same generation and took similar forms of street demonstrations and sit-ins, there were far more differences than similarities as students rebelled on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Ačkoliv obě mladistvé revolty uskutečnila stejná generace a obě měly podobnou formu pouličních demonstrací a okupačních stávek, studentské rebelie na obou stranách železné opony charakterizovalo mnohem více odlišností než podobností.