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"A killed student" Martin Šmíd

PhDr. Milan Šmíd

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Journalist

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

In Civic Forum, Pardubice 1990

Mgr. Pavel Šmíd

* 1952 †︎ 2021

Dissident, Journalist, Radio Free Europe, Writer, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 5 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Eugeniusz Smolar as a student at the University of Warsaw

Eugeniusz Smolar

* 1945

Poland, Journalist

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

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

Josef Šnejdar, 2018

doc. Ing.,CSc. Josef Šnejdar

* 1926 †︎ 2021

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 3 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

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

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

Adolf Socher in 1956

Adolf Socher

* 1933 †︎ 2024

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

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 3 more anniversaries

Jaromír Šofr playing the saxophone

Professor Master of Fine Arts Jaromír Šofr

* 1939

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

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