I was on the stupid side, but I got through it like Švejk
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Ladislav Tměj was born on July 10, 1933 in Osík near Litomyšl to a peasant family, he had two older sisters. Since childhood, he believed that one day he would take over the family farm, but it did not happen. His father was a farmer and secretary of the Czechoslovak People’s Party and refused to join the unified agricultural cooperative (JZD). First, under unclear circumstances, their barn, where they also had many tools, burned down. Then the father was sentenced first to one year for non-compliance with the prescribed deliveries, later to eleven years for high treason. Another punishment was the confiscation of his property in favor of the local JZD, which was half of the estate, the other owned by his wife. But she also lost her half in the end. In addition, the family had to move out of the farm. First, the mother moved to her daughter, who also lived in Osík. The memorial was in the army at the time, later the family left for Nové Hrady. The witness studied for two years at the agricultural school in Litomyšl, then worked in Vysoké Mýto as an agricultural worker. Later he worked as a designer for the agricultural association in Litomyšl. After 1989, he managed to get the farm back and farmed there for 25 years.
