12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia | Memory of Nations

Jiří Kvapil on a picture from 1980

Jiří Kvapil

* 1949

Representative of the Church, Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák and 2 more anniversaries

Irena Kvapilová on her honeymoon, Bohemian Forest, 1990

Irena Kvapilová

* 1968

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Olga Kvapilová in her youth

Olga Kvapilová

* 1960

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Igor Kyselka, 1982, graduation photo

Igor Kyselka

* 1963

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Dagmar Lastovecká at the age of 18

JUDr. Dagmar Lastovecká

* 1951

Politician, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Librová Eliška / the 60s

Eliška Librová

* 1940

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 2 more anniversaries

Filip Zdeněk Lobkowicz (en)

Filip Zdeněk Lobkowicz

* 1954

Friars, Nobility

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Macková at the hop harvest in 1966

Anna Macková

* 1949

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

As a student of the Kutná Hora Gymnázium (1972-1976) during an examination in Latin language

Marie Macková

* 1957

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Alena Mikešová, eighteen years old

Alena Mikešová

* 1945

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Radio Free Europe, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

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