9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall | Memory of Nations

Martina Hošková

Martina Hošková

* 1956

Dissident, Relative of a political prisoner

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Václav Houfek, studio photo, Ústí nad Labem, 2023

Mgr. Václav Houfek

* 1963

Déclassé, Politician, Life along the Iron Curtain, Spolupracovník Vojenské kontrarozvědky

1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

Marek Irgl during military service in 1989

PhDr. Marek Irgl

* 1965

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - Transition in Hungary, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Eva Jaklová, 2021

Eva Jaklová

* 1939

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

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 27. – 29. 6. 1967 - The 4th Congress of Czech Writers, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Libuše Jarcovjáková, 2016

Libuše Jarcovjáková

* 1952

National minorities, Gypsies / Roma, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Art and censorship, Life along the Iron Curtain and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Vladimír Jirout in 2018

Architect Vladimír Jirout

* 1932 †︎ 2018

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Boy Scouts, A secret police collaborator, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 1 more anniversaries

Zdislav Jurčík in 2023

Zdislav Jurčík

* 1944

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Luise Justen

Luise Justen

* 1944

Emigrant, East German Refugee

7.10.1949 - Creation of the German Democratic Republic, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Vladimír Kaiser, standing right, greets a group of archive science students in Kadaň with a colleague, both wearing theatre costumes, 1981

PhDr. Vladimír Kaiser

* 1954

Historian, Politician, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

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

Maria Pospíšilíková Karsten

Maria Karsten

* 1942

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

13.8.1961 - Building of the Berlin Wall, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 3.10.1990 - Reunification of Germany, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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