18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

18. 8. 1969-21. 8. 1969

Witness in the Sokol sports hall. 1933

Jaruše Glosová

* 1927

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Déclassé, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, july 1938 - X. sokol slet's, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps and 11 more anniversaries

Five-year-old Petr Goldmann

Petr Goldmann

* 1955

Scientist, University professor

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Karel Habal in England

Karel Habal

* 1950

Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 2 more anniversaries

Marie Haisová, née Voráčková

Marie Haisová

* 1951

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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslava Hájková, 1966

Miroslava Hajek

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, A cultural celebrity

7. 11. 1917 - October Revolution in Russia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

A portrait of that time of Stanislav Hamr, 70s

Stanislav Hamr

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jarmila Harsová as a child

Jarmila Harsová

* 1947 †︎ 2021

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Svatopluk Haugwitz in his youth

Svatopluk Haugwitz

* 1951

Nobility, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 1 more anniversaries

Petr Hejna

Petr Hejna

* 1955

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Milan Herian filming an interview for the project Stories of Our Neighbours

Milan Herian

* 1942

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

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