Gerhard on Mount Hvozd, ca. 2005

Gerhard’s parents, ca. 1960

Gerhard Simchen in 1948

Vilém Lasák, Ostrava, April 2025

Vilém Lasák, Ostrava, April 2025

Period school photo from Štěpánkovice; Vilém Lasák's future wife is third left in the front; parish priest František Prokš

Vilém Lasák (second left, first row) in a period school photo from Štěpánkovice with parish priest František Prokš, 1942

Period school photo from Štěpánkovice with parish priest Jindřich Stuchlík

Vilém Lasák (in his mother Vilemína's lap) with his father Vilém and brothers, 1937

Vilém Lasák (left) during his military service, 1955–1956

Vilém Lasák during his military service, 1955–1956

Vilém Lasák during his military service, 1955–1956

School in Štěpánkovice in a period postcard

Vilém Lasák in 1958

Olha Birzul during the interview, 2025

Olha Birzul with her daughter Zakharía during the Revolution of Dignity. Photo by Viktor Onyskо. December 8, 2013

Olha Birzul with her daughter Zakharía during the Revolution of Dignity. Photo by Viktor Onyskо. December 8, 2013

Olha and Viktor’s daughter at her first rock concert. A Perfect Circle performing in Berlin. June 2018

The last photo together and the last meeting with Viktor Onysko. Rivne, August 22, 2022

A shared love of motorcycles and motocross. Kyiv, summer 2021

Independent cultural diplomacy project See Ukraine. Munich, November 2018

Independent cultural diplomacy project See Ukraine. Munich, November 2018

Vilém Lasák and sister Ruth in her wedding photo

Vilém Lasák (second right, middle row) during his military service, 1955–1956

Vilém Lasák (right) during his military service, 1955–1956