17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

17. 11. 1989-29. 12. 1989

Waldemar Richter, 1960's

Waldemar Richter

* 1936

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Life along the Iron Curtain

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Holy Communion (1948)

professor PhDr., CSc. Oldřich Richterek

* 1940

Historian, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Scientist, University professor

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 1 more anniversaries

Ivana Richter in costume, 1950

Ivana Richterová

* 1945

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Industrial settler in border region in 60'

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2

Jana Richterová at the time of recording, 2021

Jana Richterová

* 1965

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Life along the Iron Curtain

5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Riesel Petr - s maminkou Irenou, 50. léta.jpg (historic)

MUDr. Petr Riesel

* 1933 †︎ 2022

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Holocaust, National minorities, Israel/Palestine, Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp

1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans)

Róbert Rigó

* 1953

Holocaust, Illegal border crossing, National minorities, Gypsies / Roma, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Karel Říha during recording for Stories of Our Neighbours, Holice, 2023

Karel Říha

* 1941

Dissident, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Withdrawal of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Ing., Arch. Martin Říha

* 1945

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Politician, Environmentalist

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Soldier in the Border Guard - 1966

Tomáš Rimpel

* 1946 †︎ 2024

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, National minorities, Border Guards, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Markus Rindt with instrument

Markus Rindt

* 1967

Germany, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, East German Refugee, A cultural celebrity, Life along the Iron Curtain

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 3.10.1990 - Reunification of Germany

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