1989 - The fall of the iron curtain | Memory of Nations

In a wedding dress, 1972

Mgr. Blahoslava Procházková

* 1948

Political prisoner in WW2, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Ivan Prokop in 2022

Ivan Prokop

* 1954

Journalist, Relatives of important personalities, Art and censorship, The underground, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, Perestroika, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Štefan Prónay during recording

Štefan Prónay

* 1950

The Sportsmen

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Ondřej Průcha

Ondřej Průcha

* 1954

Emigrant, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Repatriated, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

R. P. as a young man

Richard Průcha

* 1921 †︎ 2017

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Journalist

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 3 more anniversaries

Jan Průša in his youth

Ing. Jan Průša

* 1943

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

František Psota

František Psota

* 1929

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Václav Pták

Václav Pták

* 1928 †︎ 2020

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Sokol, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Pavel Pukyš

Pavel Pukyš

* 1964

Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Lydie Beštová Maturitní fotografie (Půrová)

Mgr. Lydie Půrová

* 1932

National minorities, Volhynian Czechs, Relative of a political prisoner, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 7 more anniversaries

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