Mother lost her child and her beloved RAF pilot during the war
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Regina Tulachová was born on October 27, 1953 in Rychnov near Jablonec nad Nisou. Her mother, Miloslava Pohnětalová, lived in England during World War II and was the wife of the elite Czechoslovak RAF fighter Bedřich Krátkoruký. After the death of her husband and the end of World War II, she decided to return to Czechoslovakia, where in February 1948 where the communist regime caught up with her. In an effort to help persecuted people, she and her brother transferred several people to the Federal Republic of Germany. Miloslava then had to take refuge in the borderlands due to political problems and found a new home in Rychnov near Jablonec nad Nisou. She married Petr Tulach, and in October 1953 their daughter Regina was born. However, the family was still under political surveillance and their homes were often searched. After elementary school, Regina Tulachová wanted to continue her studies at a secondary technical school, but due to political reasons this was not possible. At that time, Miloslava Tulachová began to initiate her daughter into politics while listening to the BBC together and borrowing banned films and literature. After training as a hairdresser Regina Tulachová started working in this field, but had a severe allergic reaction and had to leave the profession. She then worked in the jewellery industry or as a deputy manager in a local stationery store. The change in political conditions in autumn 1989 was welcomed by the witness and her mother with enthusiasm and they participated in demonstrations in Prague. They were keenly interested in politics and the first free elections, travelled to Western Europe and could read any kind of literature. After the fall of the communist regime, Regina Tulachová opened a jewellery store in the town hall building in Jablonec nad Nisou and designed her own jewellery for modelling agencies. At the same time, she took care of her sick mother until 2009. Not long after her death, she met her future husband, Milan Michalica, whom she married in 2020. At the time of filming (2022), she lived in Rychnov near Jablonec nad Nisou.
