17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia | Memory of Nations

Sister Zdislava Františka Nosková the novice (1972)

Zdislava Františka Nosková

* 1951

Kazakhstan, Member of an Illegal Church, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Hana Nová during a graduation ceremony (1973)

JUDr. Hana Nová

* 1949

University professor, Descendant of a Holocaust survivor

1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Zdeňka Nová

Zdeňka Nová

* 1951

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Nováček, Prague, 2024

PhDr. Petr Nováček

* 1946

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Historian, Journalist

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

Jaroslav Novák got married on August 24, 1968. His wedding was surrounded by the armored vehicles of the occupiers

Jaroslav Novák

* 1946

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

2004. Petr Novák with Niva

ak. soch. Petr Novák

* 1957

Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Alojz Novák as an aviator

Pplk.v.v. Alojz Novák

* 1932

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, The Sportsmen

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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

František Novák, circa 2000

František Novák

* 1934

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Fights with Bandera's forces, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Novák, 1977

Jiří Novák

* 1958

Boy Scouts, 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

Ladislav Novák at the first Holy Communion at Vraclav in 1957

Ing. Ladislav Novák

* 1950

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

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