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As a young man

Master of Fine Arts Jan Klusák

* 1934

A cultural celebrity, Holocaust, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 3 more anniversaries

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Milan Knížák

* 1940

Dissident, A cultural celebrity, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou

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Michael Kocáb

* 1954

Diplomat, Dissident, Politician, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory and 3 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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 6 more anniversaries

Helena Koenigsmark at the time of her graduation, 1972

Helena Koenigsmarková

* 1947

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Dissident, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Archive photo

Ondřej Kohout

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Charter 77 signatory, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Portrait, 2018

Vladimír Kokolia

* 1956

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground

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

A photo from 1987

Ing. Milan Kolář

* 1953

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Stanislav Kolíbal

Stanislav Kolíbal

* 1925

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 2. 10. 1938 - Poland's annexation of Teschen area, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 2 more anniversaries

D. Kolumková

Dagmar Kolumková

* 1926

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

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague

Chodsko piper Jaromír Konrády, 1990s

Jaromír Konrády

* 1944

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity, Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

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