Legionnaires? The regime spat on them after February 1948
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Jana Dvořáková, née Čížková, was born in Prague on 20 October 1940 to Josef Čížek and Františka Čížková. She spent her childhood in Rudná u Prahy and in Jihlava from 1946. Her father, a Czechoslovak legionnaire in Russia and a long-time railwayman, was the Jihlava station master after 1945. As a social democrat, he refused the merger with the communists, which cost the family their home and his job. Having suffered a stroke, he was bedridden for a long time and died in 1958. The witness completed an eleven-year school in Jihlava. She was not admitted to the Faculty of Arts in Prague and worked as an accountant, then began studying in Prešov. Back home, she worked ass a school teacher in Jihlava and completed the Faculty of Science in Brno. She led a pioneer troupe in the 1960s. She joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1966 and exited post-1968. She refused to agree with the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops during the ‘political vetting’ period. He political stance limited her career opportunities for two decades - she was not allowed to teach history or be a class teacher. She joined the activities of the Civic Forum in late 1989. From 1992 on, she worked at a private high school and co-founded the Private High School of Social Work, remaining a board member to date. Jana Dvořáková lived in Jihlava in 2025.
