5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

5. 1. 1968-21. 8. 1968

Jitka Svobodová, 2016

Jitka Svobodová

* 1941 †︎ 2023

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

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

Historic photo of Zdeňka Svobodová

Professor Zdeňka Svobodová

* 1943

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Déclassé, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Scientist, University professor

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Vojen Syrovátka, polovina 50. let

Vojen Syrovátka

* 1940

Representative of the Church, Dissident, The relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r

Ladislav Szalay during shooting

Ladislav Szalay

* 1929

People helping Jews during WWII, Déclassé, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Scientist

9. - 10. 11. 1938 Crystal Night, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Gabriel Szász

JUDr. Gabriel Szász

* 1929 †︎ 2019

Holocaust, People helping Jews during WWII, Hidden people

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Andrej Sziszák during EYD recording in New York, 2023

Andrej Sziszak

* 1957

United States of America, Hungary, Croatia, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 19 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 2.11.1938 - First Vienna Award (Hungarian annexation of Carpathian Ruthenia and South Slovakia), 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2 and 22 more anniversaries

Vladimír Talášek

Vladimír Talášek

* 1938

Relatives of important personalities, The relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Pavel Taťoun, 1975

Pavel Alexander Taťoun

* 1954

The Plastic People of the Universe, Dissident, Communist official, Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities and 9 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 4 more anniversaries

Pavel Taussig 1943

Pavel Taussig

* 1933

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, National minorities, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 7 more categories

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, Death marches 1944-1945, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps and 3 more anniversaries

A portrait

Ladislav Tázlar

* 1932 †︎ 2022

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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