21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops | Memory of Nations

Arnošt Runčík in graduation photo in 1962

Arnošt Runčík

* 1943

Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Walburgy Ruprechtová (Harichová).JPG (historic)

Walburga Ruprichová

* 1931 †︎ unknown

National minorities, Sudeten Germans, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Victim of forced relocation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Zdenka Rusínová, 80s

Professor, PhDr. Zdenka Rusínová , CSc.

* 1939

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Monika Ruská / around 1961

Monika Ruská

* 1946

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Josef Ruszelák in 2016 in front of his painting Hostýnské nebe

Josef Ruszelák

* 1938

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists, A cultural celebrity, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Arnošt Růžička

* 1951

Déclassé, Sudeten Germans

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Růžička in 2023

Mgr. Jiří Růžička

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Politician

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Milan Růžička / 1949

Ing. Milan Růžička

* 1932

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

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 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

Rings exercise

Zdeněk Růžička

* 1925 †︎ 2021

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 29. 7. - 14. 8. 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence and 2 more anniversaries

Jiří Růžička at graduation, 1971

Doc. PhDr. Jiří Růžička Ph.D.

* 1943

The underground, University professor, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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