A protest sign on the shutter of a shop window in the centre of Trutnov. A series of photographs by Jaroslav Jirman of the stormy resistance of citizens during the August 1968 occupation
A protest sign on the shutter of a shop window in the centre of Trutnov. A series of photographs by Jaroslav Jirman of the stormy resistance of citizens during the August 1968 occupation
The Hotel Moskva in Trutnov was rebranded the Hotel Svoboda by protesting citizens. Jaroslav Jirman's series of photographs of the stormy resistance of citizens during the August 1968 occupation
The Hotel Moskva in Trutnov was rebranded the Hotel Svoboda by protesting citizens. Jaroslav Jirman's series of photographs of the stormy resistance of citizens during the August 1968 occupation
The original base of the Liberators Monument, deliberately destroyed by the inhabitants of Trutnov after the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops, August 1968
The original base of the Liberators Monument, deliberately destroyed by the inhabitants of Trutnov after the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops, August 1968
A tank of liberators, now occupiers with a broken barrel. The inhabitants of Trutnov subsequently removed it from its pedestal and dragged it out of town, August 1968
A tank of liberators, now occupiers with a broken barrel. The inhabitants of Trutnov subsequently removed it from its pedestal and dragged it out of town, August 1968
The citizens first painted the Liberators' tank, later cut off the barrel and finally tore it off its base. The occupation crew repaired the tank and returned it within a few weeks, August 1968.
The citizens first painted the Liberators' tank, later cut off the barrel and finally tore it off its base. The occupation crew repaired the tank and returned it within a few weeks, August 1968.
