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Štefan Škulavík, photo for graduation tableau

Štefan Škulavík

* 1958

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

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

Ing. Vladimír Škvor

* 1935

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

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 4 more anniversaries

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Ing. Josef Skýpala

* 1924 †︎ 2016

Forced labour during the WW2

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Anna Slanina

Anna Slanina

* 1952

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Vladimír Šlapeta on the Vltava River, "Stalin" in the background, 1961

Prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta , DrSc.

* 1947

Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Bohumír Slavík

Bohumír Slavík

* 1952

Dissident, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, A cultural celebrity, Charter 77 signatory

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Oldrich Slavík in 2019

Oldrich Slavík

* 1936

A secret police agent, A secret police collaborator

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Marek Šlechta during a music performance in Prague, 1982

Ing. Marek Šlechta

* 1961

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Slezák in the 1980s

Jan Slezák

* 1961

Politician

17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, Palach Week

Karel Šling

Karel Šling

* 1945

Emigrant, Holocaust, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Charter 77 signatory and 1 more categories

20. 7. 1936 - 1. 9. 1939 - civil war in Spain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions and 1 more anniversaries

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