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

Petr Cermak (far left) pictured with medals from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where the Czechoslovak eight came third

Petr Čermák

* 1942

The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

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

Ing. Olga Čermáková

* 1935

Sokol, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 1 more anniversaries

Vladimíra Čermáková in 1964

Ing. Vladimíra Čermáková

* 1939

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

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 4 more anniversaries

Hana Cermonová in 1975

Hana Cermonová

* 1963

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jana Černá during filming

JUDr. Jana Černá

* 1954

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, 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

Child photo of Kristina Cerna

Kristina Černá

* 1959

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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Milena Černá

MUDr. Milena Černá

* 1942 †︎ 2021

Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, University professor

18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Doc. Mgr. Jiří Černický

* 1966

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Art and censorship, Artists

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Černík in the Jesličky Theatre

Pavel Černík

* 1950

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Life along the Iron Curtain

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Eva Černíková at the time of recording for Post Bellum, April 2024

Mgr. Eva Černíková

* 1950

Déclassé, Relative of a political prisoner, Farmer

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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