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Jan Gogola during the filming of the interview in 2019

Professor Jan Gogola

* 1944

Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, University professor and 1 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 1 more anniversaries

Jan Gogola, 1977

Jan Gogola

* 1971

Dissident, Journalist, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět and 1 more anniversaries

Witness - Jozef Golonka

Ing. Mgr. Jozef Golonka

* 1938

A cultural celebrity, Life along the Iron Curtain

14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s and 1 more anniversaries

Ladislav Goral

Ladislav Goral

* 1939 †︎ 2026

A cultural celebrity, National minorities, Gypsies / Roma

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Secondary school graduation photo, 1961

Mgr. Alexandr Gregar

* 1943

A cultural celebrity, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 3 more anniversaries

Gertruda Gruberová-Goepfertová

Gertruda Gruberová-Goepfertová

* 1924 †︎ 2014

Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Radio Free Europe

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia

Picture of Libor Grubhoffer on the 1976 Polička High school graduation photograph

Prof. RNDr. Libor Grubhoffer , CSc., Hon. D.Sc., dr. h. ,c.

* 1957

Politician, Scientist, A cultural celebrity

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

Jiří Gruz - probably in 1976

Jiří Gruz

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

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, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Miroslava Hájková, 1966

Miroslava Hajek

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, A cultural celebrity

7. 11. 1917 - October Revolution in Russia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Petr Hájek in 2024

Ing. Petr Hájek

* 1960

The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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