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Bohuslav Holub, 1972

Ing. Bohuslav Holub

* 1947

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslav Holub in 2019

MUDr. Miroslav Holub

* 1953

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

Petr Holub / circa 1963

Petr Holub

* 1958

Journalist, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

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

Vojtěch Holub, 2024

Vojtěch Holub

* 1937

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

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák

Ludmila Holubová in 2021

Ludmila Holubová

* 1942

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

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Graduation photograph of Miroslava Holubová (born Kišová)

Miroslava Holubová

* 1948

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Holubová portrait, 1951

PhMr. Věra Holubová

* 1928

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

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, The liberation of the city of Ostrava, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Věra Holubová / Hulín / 2019

Věra Holubová

* 1941 †︎ 2022

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Buhuslav Holý in the early 1980s

Bohuslav Holý

* 1954

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Josef Holý, 1953

Josef Holý

* 1938

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

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