On the day of his mother's death, the agitators came

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… And in the afternoon they came to convince to join the JZD (Unified Agriculture cooperative), it was not pleasant. …

Training in Poděbrady in 1972

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… were against it. We survived the whole Communist regime as JZD Svatý Jan. It was nonsense but it was very successful. … 'František Vácha'. 'Occupation?' 'Agronomist'. 'Where?' 'JZD Svatý Jan'. I was already holding my ID card ready in my …

Collectivisation of their farm

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… at least one of the family always had to go to work in the JZD (Unified agriculture cooperative), but my parents …

The withdrawal of the farmers from the JZD Kozlovice

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… The withdrawal of the farmers from the JZD Kozlovice …

Leaving the united agricultural cooperative (JZD)

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… Leaving the united agricultural cooperative (JZD) …

Pantáta didn't want to be the chairman of the JZD

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… Pantáta didn't want to be the chairman of the JZD

My father was not courageous - entering the JZD

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… My father was not courageous - entering the JZD

In Turnov, the Public Security cordon was waiting for the train bringing the hiking people

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… and we went singling the beets all the way to Doksany! To JZD (unified agricultural cooperative) Doksany, that's as … to admit that we got food and drinks, that the people from JZD gave us food, drink, everything, but we had to do the …

Poverty in the countryside

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… fertilized their fields to good results. The cooperative (JZD) was unable to get it right, they couldn't t even remove … they did it well. When they were doing it for the JZD, they made deals. Our village was almost all relatives. …

Joining the United Agricultural Co-op in Doubravice

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… družstva nevstoupil on, ale máma. Maminka byla jako členka JZD. Doma se poklízely prasata a měli jsme tam jednu dojnou …