16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

16. 1. 1969

Petr Růžička, February 2023, Ústí nad Labem

Petr Růžička

* 1956

Boy Scouts, A secret police collaborator, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, A secret police agent

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, Palach Week, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Zdeněk Rybka, photo

Zdeněk Rybka

* 1927 †︎ 2022

Bata school Graduate, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Mireia Ryšková, circa 1969

docent PhDr. Mireia Ryšková

* 1951

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s and 1 more anniversaries

Portrait photo of Helena Salfická, Olomouc, 1969.

Mgr. Helena Karla Salfická

* 1944

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

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Januše Schmidová, 1950

Januše Schmidová

* 1935

A secret police collaborator, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Otto Fidor with his mother Otilia Fidor, 1952

Ing., Arch. Otto Schneider

* 1952

Relative of a political prisoner, Artists, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Vladimír Schulz shortly after his emigration in 1983

Ing. Vladimír Schulz

* 1953

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Illegal border crossing, Repatriated, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories and 6 more anniversaries

Karel in his youth

Karel Schwarzenberg

* 1937 †︎ 2023

Diplomat, Dissident, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Czech community in the US and 9 more categories

23.8.1939 - Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 10 more anniversaries

Marie Michaela Šechtlová, 1978 (en)

Marie Michaela Šechtlová

* 1952

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists, Relatives of important personalities, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 4 more anniversaries

Portrait

Frideta Seidlová

* 1931

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, Prisoner of a Soviet concentration camp, Gulag, Political prisoner in WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Scientist and 1 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , Deportations to the Far East, Siberia and North Kazachstan 1939–1941 and 1944–1950 and 1 more anniversaries

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