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

Karel Rokyta at the faculty in 1965

Karel Rokyta

* 1943 †︎ 2024

Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - Transition in Hungary, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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

Petr Rolenec in 1972

Petr Rolenec

* 1940

Official in JZD, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 2 more anniversaries

Michael Romancov in 2022

Michael Romancov Ph.D.

* 1969

Holocaust, Emigrants from Russia, A cultural celebrity

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine

Jaroslav Róna 2015

Jaroslav Róna

* 1957

A cultural celebrity, Holocaust, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Artists

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Dana Roqueplo

* 1926

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Nadia Rosa

* 1938

United Kingdom, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Holocaust and 14 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain and 19 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

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

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