Art and censorship

Jan Burian, filming for the Memory of Nations, Prague, 2022

Jan Burian

* 1952

A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities, 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, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter” and 3 more anniversaries

Bystrovová Marta - při reportáži o půjčovně šatů, (historic)

Marta Bystrovová

* 1947

Journalist, The relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship

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

Contemporary portrait photo

Mgr. Marie Caltová

* 1944

People helping Jews during WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

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

Olga Castiellová historic photo

Olga Castiellová

* 1936

Holocaust, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

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

František Ringo Čech

František Ringo Čech

* 1943

A cultural celebrity, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, 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”

Hana Čechová

Hana Čechová

* 1954

The relative of a political prisoner, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

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

Milan Čejka

Milan Čejka

* 1948

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, 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. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Young soldier

academic painter Miloslav Čelakovský

* 1937

A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou and 2 more anniversaries

Marko Čermák plays a 110-year-old banjo originally from London, TV Country and Western, 1990

Marko Čermák

* 1940

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Kateřina Černá ED

Kateřina Černá

* 1937

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

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