The aftermath of the emigration of the brother-in-law to Germany
(video)… "When the year 1968 came, this small guy... Pepik, husband's brother, who … my mum near Nuremberg in Germany. And when the year 1968 came, they stayed there and never came back. Of course, …
Slaný Jazz Days
(audio)… Jiří Plašil was the founder of the Slaný Jazz Days (SJD) in 1968. In 2011 we organized the 45th year of SJD with … You could say it is very rare in today's world. It began in 1968, and twice there were even two events in the same year." …
I was afraid that my family in Czechoslovakia would commit suicide
(video)… Czechoslovakia could become a democracy again. And then in 1968, after the Russian invasion, my parents went from that … with Dubček. I was eighteen years old at the time, in 1968, and I took those feelings literally. I was terrified …
Prague Spring raised hope in society
(audio)… We were glad that things were changing. When spring came in 1968, it was such a hopeful time, and I asked a gentleman … you can't open the door anymore. Unfortunately, he died in 1968 after the troops came in, and we couldn't talk about it …