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Bedřich Ziegler at a concert in the 1980s

Bedřich Ziegler

* 1961

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

Zdeněk Ziegler on skis, one of his many sports hobbies

Professor Zdeněk Ziegler

* 1932

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague and 8 more anniversaries

Jakub Zindulka as Kalimach in the production of Celestina at the J. K. Tyl Theatre, 1996

Master of Fine Arts Jakub Zindulka

* 1966

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1979 - 1989 - Sovětská invaze do Afghánistánu, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Stanislav Zindulka, Hradec Králové

Stanislav Zindulka

* 1932 †︎ 2019

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Karol Žižkovský during his military service (1957 to 1959)

Karol Žižkovský

* 1938

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 6 more anniversaries

Bohumil and his son are constructing an organ. 1980's

Bohumil Žloutek

* 1942

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Farmer, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Olbram Zoubek

Olbram Zoubek

* 1926 †︎ 2017

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

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

Viacheslav Babak during the interview, 2024

В'ячеслав Бабак Viacheslav Babak

* 1946

Forced displacement from and within Ukraine, Ukraine, Art and censorship, Artists

2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, The Revolution of Dignity (21.11. 2013 – 22.02. 2014), Ukraine in 1990-s.

Hennadiy Hrytsenko working on the bas-relief "Earth and Space", 1968

Геннадій Гриценко Hennadiy Hrytsenko

* 1932

Civic activism in Ukraine, Ukraine, Important cultural personality in Ukraine, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, 1932 - 1933 - Holodomor - Great famine in Ukraine, 1941-1944 - Nazi occupation of Ukraine and 8 more anniversaries

Valentyna Nikiruy (Georgieva) after completing the first grade of a rural school, 1959

Валентина Нікіруй Valentyna Nikiruy

* 1951

Ukraine, National minorities, Art and censorship

Ukraine in 1990-s., The Ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, The Revolution of Dignity (21.11. 2013 – 22.02. 2014), 2014 - first invasion of Russia into Ukraine and 1 more anniversaries

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