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

Zdeňka at her graduation ball, 1959

Zdeňka Lažanová

* 1942

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Josef Lazárek

* 1952

Witness of local events from the Communist era

Alois Láznička, contemporary photo

Ing. Alois Láznička

* 1936 †︎ 2025

Boy Scouts, Sokol, The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Tatjana Lazorčáková during recording of her interview

Professor, PhDr. Tatjana Lazorčáková

* 1954

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, University professor, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Monika Le Fay, roz. Elšíková

* 1968

Dissident, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Dao Le Quang 2017

Dao Le Quang

* 1965

Emigrant, National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Vietnamese minority in the Czech Republic, Vietnam

1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 - Vietnam War

Miroslav Lebduška in the theatre performance Cyrano of Bergerac, 1960

Miroslav Lebduška

* 1944

Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Illegal border crossing

19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Vaclav Lebduška / approximately 1984

Václav Lebduška

* 1966

Border Guards, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Anti-communist rebel

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad

Jarmila Lebedová (50s)

Jarmila Lebedová

* 1925 †︎ unknown

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Aleš Lederer, 2017

Aleš Lederer

* 1953

Relative of a political prisoner, Journalist, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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