Literature in exile

Communism

Witness Karol Dubovan as a young man

Ing. Karol Dubovan

* 1953

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Politician and 20 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities and 20 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Javorský wearing the "freedom hat", 2022

Jaroslav Javorský

* 1947

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Political prisoner, Literature in exile

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

Noemi Prečanová in 2012

Noemi Prečanová

* 1958

Literature in exile, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

Miroslav Svoboda in 1976

Miroslav Svoboda

* 1962

Literature in exile, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Life along the Iron Curtain and 1 more categories

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

Jiří Trmač 1960s

Ing. Jiří Trmač

* 1949

Literature in exile, Politician, Scientist, A secret police agent

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