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

17. 4. 1969

Witness in 1966

Jan Nykl

* 1953

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 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

Luděk Nykles in Indian, 80s

Luděk Nykles

* 1951

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jiří Otčenášek (2015)

Jiří Očenášek

* 1928 †︎ 2022

Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, A cultural celebrity, Boy Scouts, The Sportsmen and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 9 more anniversaries

Vladimír Oktavec

* 1951

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Alena Olšanská, Děčín, 1971

Mgr. Alena Olšanská

* 1943

A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Sokol and 2 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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 5 more anniversaries

Štefan Ondirko - photography from the period of military service in PTP units (1951)

Štefan Ondirko

* 1928

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

Jana Ondřejčková in the 80s

Jana Ondřejčková

* 1942

Journalist

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Josef Ouroda during the interview

Josef Ouroda

* 1955

Dissident, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Charter 77 signatory, Anti-communist rebel

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

Bohuslav Pacholík, self-portrait from the book PHOTOGRAPHY - PROSTĚJOV (1985-1987)

Bohuslav Pacholík

* 1947

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

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, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

Zdeněk pacina 1951

Zdeněk Pacina

* 1923 †︎ 2018

Charter 77 signatory, Forced labour during the WW2, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 3 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1945 – Withdrawal from the Carpatho-Russia in favour of the USSR and 1 more anniversaries

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