Stories of the 20th Century TV

Post Bellum / Hlavní město Praha / Česká televize

The recordings were taken on two movie cameras in a mobile TV studio, using the Eye Direct technology.

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Current photo of Leoš Válka taken during the filming in a Prague studio on December 4, 2020

Leoš Válka

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

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

Nina Vallion in 2023

Nina Vallion

* 1931

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Cossacks

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Zdeňka Valouchová in 2021

Ing. Zdeňka Valouchová

* 1936

Relative of a political prisoner, Participant in antifascist resistance, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Hidden people

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

As a warden in Vykmanov prison, 1975

Miroslav Valter

* 1941

A warder in a communist prison

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Váňa in 2000, when he worked on the Marian Column

Mgr. Petr Váňa

* 1965

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

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

Period photo (historical)

Prof. Ing., DrSc. Mirko Vaněček

* 1928

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 12. 3. 1938 - "Anschluss" of Austria, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Portrait

Galina Vaněčková

* 1930

National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

1936 - 1938 - Great Terror in the USSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Josef Vaněk in Ostrava, March 2019

Josef Vaněk

* 1934

Nobility, Sudeten Germans, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

September 1939- occupation of the entire Upper Silesia by Germany, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 2 more anniversaries

Marcela Vaňhová, née Behenská

Marcela Vaňhová

* 1959

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

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

Robert Vano v mládí

Robert Vano

* 1948

Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, National minorities, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Artists and 3 more categories

1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria

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