Art and censorship

A group of scouts was entrusted with guarding German prisoners of war while filling in craters after the bombing of Pardubice airport - Vladimír Popelka, Pardubice, April 1946

Vladimír Popelka

* 1932

Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 6 more anniversaries

A historic photo of Ivo Pospíšil from the concert of Classic Rock'n'Roll Band, the late 1970s

Ivo Pospíšil

* 1952

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Eva Pospíšil-Hanušová in 2023

Eva Pospíšil-Hanušová

* 1930

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of 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

Jan Potměšil at his cottage in Lom near Tábor

Jan Potměšil

* 1966

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Art and censorship

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Zdeněk Potužil

Zdeněk Potužil

* 1947

A secret police collaborator, Art and censorship

Marek Pražák in the 80s

Marek Pražák

* 1964

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Art and censorship, The underground, A cultural celebrity

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

Portrait of Rudolf Preko, Košice, end of 1970's

Master of Fine Arts Rudolf Prekop

* 1959

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, The underground, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

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

Vlastimil Procházka at a concert in Mutěnice

Vlastimil Procházka

* 1956

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, The underground

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Ivan Prokop in 2022

Ivan Prokop

* 1954

Journalist, Relatives of important personalities, Art and censorship, The underground, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, Perestroika, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

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”

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