16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation | Memory of Nations

Jana Rokytová

* 1940

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter” and 2 more anniversaries

Louis Rösch at about the age of 18

JUDr. Ludvík Rösch

* 1954

Lawyer, Politician, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 2 more anniversaries

Wedding photo of Anna Röschová, née Zítkové, from December 5, 1981

Mgr. Anna Röschová

* 1951

Lawyer, Politician, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 3 more anniversaries

Milan Rosenkranc, filming for Memory of Nation, Ústí nad Labem, March 2024

Mgr. Milan Rosenkranc

* 1949

Historian, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 6 more anniversaries

Lydie Roskovcová in 1985

RNDr. Lydie Roskovcová

* 1936

Czech community in the US, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relatives of important personalities, Scientist

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Roubalová in 2013

Ing. Věra Roubalová Kostlánová

* 1947

Dissident, Holocaust, Relative of a political prisoner, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r and 5 more anniversaries

Charming Eva Rovenská’s high school graduation photo, 1970

Master of Fine Arts Eva Rovenská

* 1950

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jiří Růžička in 2023

Mgr. Jiří Růžička

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Politician

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Karel Růžička as a young man

Karel Růžička

* 1933

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Petr Růžička, February 2023, Ústí nad Labem

Petr Růžička

* 1956

Boy Scouts, A secret police collaborator, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, Palach Week, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

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