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Photo after the arrival to New York in 1952

Professor, Dr. Vladimír Zbořílek

* 1924

Emigrant, Forced labour during the WW2, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Václav Zdráhal in 1969

Josef Zdráhal

* 1951

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Zeithamml Jindřich

Jindřich Zeithamml

* 1949

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Eva Žejdlíková, 1961

Eva Žejdlíková

* 1942

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

retro portrait

Marta Zelenková

* 1923

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Adolf Zeman

* 1933

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

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 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, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 4 more anniversaries

Wedding of Pavel Zeman in Brandýs nad Orlicí, 1979. The photo shows Pavel Zeman with his wife Jindřiška

Pavel Zeman

* 1948

The Plastic People of the Universe, Dissident, Art and censorship, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial

Alena Zemková at a ball

Mgr. Alena Zemková

* 1940

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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 and 1 more anniversaries

Contemporary witnesses portrait - cut from common photo

Zdeněk Žemlička

* 1908 †︎ 2015

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Daniela Žemlová - portrait from the filming of the interview

Daniela Žemlová

* 1945

Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

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