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

17. 11. 1989-29. 12. 1989

Anna D

* 1932

The national, ethnic or religious minorities in Poland, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Volhynian Czechs

Western Ukrainian lands within Poland 1919–1939, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 1941-1944 - Nazi occupation of Ukraine, 1943 - Conflict between Poles and Ukrainians in Eastern Galicia and Volhynia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 3 more anniversaries

Michaela Antalíková at the concert of Midnight in 1990

Michaela Antalíková

* 1964

Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

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

Period portrait of Miroslav Anton

Mgr. Miroslav Anton

* 1959

Journalist, Politician, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Margita Antonová in her youth

Margita Antonová

* 1936

Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jiří Antonů in 2019

Jiří Antonů

* 1966

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

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Soňa Antošová during the shooting

Soňa Antošová

* 1937

Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 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

Jana Arbanová while being recorded in 2021

Jana Arbanová

* 1962

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Lumír Aschenbrenner in 1976

Ing. Lumír Aschenbrenner

* 1960

Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Artists, Life along the Iron Curtain

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

Patrik Augusta during filming

Patrik Augusta

* 1969

The Sportsmen

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

Gevorg Avetisjan, 1975

Gevorg Avetisjan

* 1959

Armenia, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

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