25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral

25. 1. 1969

Miloslava Krumlova, 1975

Miloslava Krumlová

* 1949

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Eduard Kürsten in 1962

Klaus Eduard Kürsten

* 1936

People from former eastern territories of Germany (to 1945), Repatriated

13.-15.2.1945 Bombing of Dresden, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral

Radana Květová, 1948

Radana Květová

* 1940

Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 7 more anniversaries

Elena Letňanová during a concert in the American city of Dayton (1989)

Elena Letňanová

* 1942

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Relatives of important personalities, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 3 more categories

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 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 , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 2 more anniversaries

Graduation photo, 1969

Karla Lierová

* 1950

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans), 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 2 more anniversaries

Karel Lippmann in 1971

Mgr. Karel Lippmann

* 1948

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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 1 more anniversaries

Lidka Lisá in 2022

Professor, MUDr. Lidka Lisá , DrSc.

* 1933

Scientist, University professor, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral

Childhood

Adolf Lisý

* 1949

Boy Scouts, 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, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Jan Lorman

Jan Lorman

* 1946

Art and censorship, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral

Miroslav Machotka, photo for the Host magazine, 2000

Ing. Miroslav Machotka

* 1946

Relatives of important personalities, Radio Free Europe, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 3 more anniversaries

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