Stories of the 20th century

Post Bellum SK

Documentation project of Post Bellum SK that was funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme.

Ján Zavarský

Professor Ján Zavarský

* 1948 †︎ 2022

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Nowadays

Miroslav Žbirka

* 1936 †︎ 2023

Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Contemporary photograph of the histrionic man, Vlado Zboroň.

Vladimír Zboroň

* 1960

Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Witness Mira Żelechower Aleksiun

Mira Zelechower-Aleksiun

* 1941

Zeman Vojtech

Vojtech Zeman

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Catholic clerical

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Daniela Žemlová - portrait from the filming of the interview

Daniela Žemlová

* 1945

Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Tibor Žilka in 60's

Prof. PhDr., DrSc. Tibor Žilka

* 1939

Hungary, People helping Jews during WWII, Hungarians in Slovakia after 1945, Person who lived in South Slovakia after the First Vienna Award 1938 - 1945, Scientist and 1 more categories

2.11.1938 - First Vienna Award (Hungarian annexation of Carpathian Ruthenia and South Slovakia), 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

At young age

Radomír Žingor

* 1936

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

In youth

Viliam Žofčík

* 1926

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954)

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising

Ladislav Zošák - photo from criminal military service (1951)

Ladislav Zošák

* 1929

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Victim of forced relocation, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 3 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State and 2 more anniversaries

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