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

Jan Sláma, 1975

Ing. Jan Sláma

* 1956

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Sláma, early 1970s

Jan Sláma

* 1941

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Sláma during military service, 1960

Karel Sláma

* 1939

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jurina Slaninová in 2023

Jurina Slaninová

* 1930 †︎ 2024

Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Vladimír Šlapeta on the Vltava River, "Stalin" in the background, 1961

Prof. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šlapeta , DrSc.

* 1947

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

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Iva Slapničková during her medical studies

Iva Slapničková

* 1925

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

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Bohumír Slavík

Bohumír Slavík

* 1952

Dissident, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, A cultural celebrity, Charter 77 signatory

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

Radek Slavík in 2022

Radek Slavík

* 1969

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Jaroslava Novotná in 1942

Mgr. Jaroslava Slavíková

* 1927

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, The burning of the settlement of Ležáky, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Boris Šlechta, Prague, 1970s

Boris Šlechta

* 1937

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Boy Scouts

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

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