Witness of local events from the Communist era | Memory of Nations

Witness at the time of the filming for Post Bellum, 2024

Cecílie Hlaváčková

* 1941

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Memory of vanished settlements, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Júlia Hlavatá, historic photo

Júlia Hlavatá

* 1938 †︎ 2025

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

1988 Josef Hlavaty with his son David in Austria

Josef Hlavatý

* 1964

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Karel Šimon Hlavatý, the 80s

Karel Šimon Hlavatý

* 1958

Dissident, Déclassé, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 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, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter” and 2 more anniversaries

Ladislav Hlavaty as groom, Prague, 1976

Professor, Ing. Ladislav Hlavatý

* 1949

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

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Pavel Hlavatý portrait

Pavel Hlavatý

* 1943

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Dissident, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

Photo of Otakar Hlavín

Otakar Hlavín

* 1949

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

Jiří Hlávka in his youth

Jiří Hlávka

* 1944 †︎ 2024

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

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

Jaroslava Hlavsová during the recording

Jaroslava Hlavsová

* 1934 †︎ 2023

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

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Marie Hlídková

* 1937

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

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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