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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Ondrej Páleník in 2024

Lieutenant General (ret.) Ing. Ondrej Páleník

* 1965

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witness of local events from the Communist era, War veteran after 1989

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

Martin Palouš in 2020

Doc. RNDr. Martin Palouš Ph.D.

* 1950

Diplomat, Dissident, Czech community in the US, Politician, Relative of a political prisoner and 4 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial and 11 more anniversaries

Pavla Paloušová, Prague, 2024

Pavla Paloušová

* 1958

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relatives of important personalities, Charter 77 signatory

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Šimon Pánek, 1989

Šimon Pánek

* 1967

Relative of a political prisoner, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War

Miloslava Pangrácová

Miloslava Pangrácová

* 1937

Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Pavel Papazov, 2022

Pavel Papazov

* 1958

Bulgaria, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Marcela Papežová on her way back from Rudolfov, 1974 (ABS archive) cut-out

Marcela Papežová

* 1952

The underground, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Anti-communist rebel

30. 3. 1974 - rozehnání koncertu Plastic People a DG 307 v Rudolfově, Dispersal of Plastic People and DG 307 concert in Rudolfov, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Martina Paříková in 2023

Martina Paříková

* 1965

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

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

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Viktor Parkán

* 1946 †︎ 2025

Dissident, Politician, Charter 77 signatory, The underground, A cultural celebrity

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Petra Parkánová

Petra Parkánová

* 1952

Charter 77 signatory, The underground

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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