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Miroslava Šmuková / circa 1961

Miroslava Šmuková

* 1947

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

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jaroslav Smutný with an accordion. 1970s–1980s.

Jaroslav Smutný

* 1934 †︎ 2022

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

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

Josef Smyčka in 2021

Ing. Josef Smyčka

* 1949

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 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

Věra Snabl, circa 1960

Věra Snabl

* 1952

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Radio Free Europe

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

Wedding photo, 1958

Marie Snášelová

* 1930

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

july 1938 - X. sokol slet's, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, The liberation of the city of Ostrava

Marie Sněhotová, ca.1990

Marie Sněhotová

* 1938

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, July 17 to 31 Process Buchal a spol., 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Sobíšek in an archive picture

Petr Sobíšek

* 1944

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Marie Sobolová in 1947

Marie Sobolová

* 1943

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 1 more anniversaries

Ing. Václav Sobotka

* 1940

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

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

Bobo Sobotka in a period photo

Bobo Sobotka

* 1956

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

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