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Štefan Škulavík, photo for graduation tableau

Štefan Škulavík

* 1958

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

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

Josef Sládek in the band Svoz řepy, mid 80s

ak. soch. Josef Sládek ArtD.

* 1964

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

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime

Jan Sladký in 1961

Jan Sladký

* 1944

Victim of forced relocation, Border Guards, The Sportsmen, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Sudeten Germans and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

PhDr. Milena Slavická

* 1949

Emigrant, Relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation and 2 more anniversaries

Boris Šlechta, Prague, 1970s

Boris Šlechta

* 1937

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

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

Zuzana Sléhová in 1986

Ing. Zuzana Sléhová

* 1960

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

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

Petr Slezák during his military service in the Border Guard Unit 8842 in Cheb, 1982

Petr Slezák

* 1964

Anti-communist rebel, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Border Guards

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

As a young man

Luboš Sluka

* 1928

A cultural celebrity, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Radek Smažák in 1995

Radek Smažák

* 1966

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

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

Magdaléna Smělá. Around 1958

Magdaléna Smělá

* 1939

Czech community in the US, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

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