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

17. 11. 1989-29. 12. 1989

Prokop Michal – svatební foto 1972.jpg (historic)

Michal Prokop

* 1946

A cultural celebrity, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Photo from company ID card from the Czechoslovak Automotive Plants, 1972

Zdeňka Prokopiusová

* 1933

Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 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

Miriam Prokopová in 2020

Miriam Prokopová

* 1963

Emigrant, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Forced labour during the WW2, Relatives of important personalities and 4 more categories

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Stanislav Prokůpek at the time of his arrest, August 1970

Stanislav Prokůpek

* 1941

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Štefan Prónay during recording

Štefan Prónay

* 1950

The Sportsmen

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Eva Protivánková in 2023

Eva Protivánková

* 1929

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR)

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Ondřej Průcha

Ondřej Průcha

* 1954

Emigrant, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Repatriated, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Prüher, 2019

Jan Prüher

* 1933

Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

Jan Průša in his youth

Ing. Jan Průša

* 1943

Relative of a political prisoner, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Little Josef Ptacek in the garden in Studena (1951)

Josef Ptáček

* 1946

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

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

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