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Vratislav Hůrka in Kadaň, 1980

Master of Fine Arts Vratislav Hůrka

* 1947 †︎ 2024

Dissident, Journalist, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Déclassé, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 5 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War, 22. 4. 1996. - 10. 6. 1999. Kosovská válka and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Hvížďala

Karel Hvížďala

* 1941

Emigrant, Boy Scouts, Journalist, Writer

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

"This photograph was taken by a family friend, Karel Mařatka. It was shot just after the end of an unveiling of a memorial plaque on the 19th of May, 2001. "Dad's former colleagues, civilian pilots, asked the Czechoslovak Airlines to sponsor the event. Their flags were hoisted on wooden masts on the lawn near the house and the marketing department agreed that I would represent them wearing their uniform. My relief that we managed the event is well visible. It rained and we were soaked to the bone and tired dead. The preparations for the event were exhausting even though my mother was a great help as a sort of 'liaison officer'."

Iveta Irvingová

Illegal border crossing, Journalist, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Political prisoner in WW2 and 11 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1940 - The Battle of France, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 10 more anniversaries

Moris Issa, current photography

Master of Fine Arts Moris Issa

* 1945

Journalist, Art and censorship

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

František Janačík

* 1969

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Journalist

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Slavomil Janov; 2024

Slavomil Janov

* 1958

Journalist, Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák

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Přemysl Janýr

* 1949

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Emigrant, The underground, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 4 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

Pavla Jazairiová in the 70s

Pavla Jazairiová

* 1945

Journalist, Israel/Palestine, Writer, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 3 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

young Jan Jelínek

Jan Jelínek

* 1940

People helping Jews during WWII, Journalist, Writer, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Jiří Ješ

Jiří Ješ

* 1926 †︎ 2011

Journalist, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Radio Free Europe, A cultural celebrity

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 3 more anniversaries

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