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

Viktor Spousta and Zdena Žárská at the premiere of Havel's play The Beggar's Opera in 1975

Viktor Spousta

* 1944

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, A cultural celebrity

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 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

Bohumila Špůrková in 1946

Bohumila Špůrková

* 1936

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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

Kateřina Spurná (en)

Kateřina Spurná

* 1956

Dissident, Relative of a political prisoner

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

In the town of Otrokovice in 1983

Jaroslav Spurný

* 1955

Dissident, Journalist, Charter 77 signatory, The underground, Anti-communist rebel

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Rudolf Šrámek during filming, 2024

Professor, PhDr. Rudolf Šrámek , CSc.

* 1934

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

Květoslav Šrámek

Květoslav Šrámek

* 1935 †︎ 2024

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 2 more anniversaries

Alena Šrámková

Alena Šrámková

* 1929 †︎ 2022

Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Dušan Srb pictured in the second half of the 1950s

Dušan Srb

* 1941

The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Srbová circa 1950

Anna Srbová

* 1941

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

20. 12. 1944 - 25. 4. 1945 Bombing of Pilsen, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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Pavel Šremer

* 1946

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Politician, Charter 77 signatory, Scientist, Environmentalist

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, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r and 1 more anniversaries

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