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Štěpán Benda, 1957

Ing. Štěpán Benda

* 1940

Relatives of important personalities, A secret police agent, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Marie Čálková, 1940s

Marie Čálková

* 1927

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Albert Iser wearing a bus driver's uniform, 1970s

Albert Iser

* 1946

National minorities, Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Lydia Mamulová, 1970

Lýdia Mamulová

* 1952

Clergymen, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Non-Catholic clerical

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Lubor Maťa in 2024

Lubor Maťa

* 1960

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, A cultural celebrity

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Ing. Kateřina (Katrin) Novotná

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Ilja Stern, late 1980s

Ilja Stern

* 1960

Déclassé, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jarmila Štogrová Doležalová in 2022

Jarmila Štogrová

* 1956

Human Rights Defender, Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, The underground, Artists and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Josef Achrer, 1961

Josef Achrer

* 1951

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Marie Adamcová on a wedding photo, 22 August 1964

Marie Adamcová

* 1941

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

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