Stories of the 20th century

Post Bellum SK

Documentation project of Post Bellum SK that was funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme.

Portrait

Magdaléna Vášáryová

* 1948

Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Róbert Vasiliak as a high school student

Mgr. Róbert Vasiliak

* 1949

The Sportsmen

Jozef Vavrinec in 2020

Jozef Vavrinec

* 1934

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

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 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. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

Ján Vecan

Ján Vecan

* 1962

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Veronika Veselovská, rod. Črepová

* 1936

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Farmer

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Peter Veselovský

* 1964

The Sportsmen

Anna Világiová

* 1956

Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

as a young boy

Samuel Vízner

* 1941

People helping Jews during WWII, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Jozef Vojtech in the uniform of the Czech-Slovak Freedom Army, 1945

Lieutenant Jozef Vojtech

* 1919

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Slovak army soldier during 1939 - 1945

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Ľudovít Volf

Ľudovít Volf

* 1948

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), The relative of a political prisoner

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

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