Stories of the 20th Century TV

Post Bellum / Hlavní město Praha / Česká televize

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Juraj Lajda in Bratislava prison

PhDr. Juraj Lajda

* 1950

Political prisoner, Member of an Illegal Church

18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Historical photography of Lidmila Lamacova, end of 1990s

Lidmila Lamačová

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship

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

Hana Lamková

* 1934

Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Art and censorship, Artists

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Ivan Lamper, 2016

Ivan Lamper

* 1957

Charter 77 signatory, Journalist, Art and censorship

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Several years after the 1989 revolution Aleš Lamr thrived as there was quite a demand for his paintings, prints and statues

Aleš Lamr

* 1943 †︎ 2024

Art and censorship, The underground, Artists

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Hana Landová’s high school graduation photo, 1953

Hana Landová

* 1934

People helping Jews during WWII, Déclassé, Life along the Iron Curtain

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Beatrice Landovská in the 1980s

Beatrice Landovská

* 1962

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Gabriela Langošová, Prague, 2025

Gabriela Langošová

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era

Eva as a fifteen-year-old girl

Eva Langrová

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Blanka Lanštiaková during the Prague Uprising, 1945

Blanka Lanštiaková

* 1939

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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