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

Vladimír Hopka, photography taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s

Vladimír Hopka

* 1937 †︎ 2025

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, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Vladimír Hora in 2023

Vladimír Hora

* 1950

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

At the family estate in 1937

Josef Hora

* 1928

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

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Jan Horáček

* 1933 †︎ 2018

Communist official, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Jan Horáček recording an interview for the Stories of our Neighbours project, October 25, 2022

Jan Horáček

* 1933 †︎ 2025

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jaroslav Horáček in 2021

Jaroslav Horáček

* 1934 †︎ 2024

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

Michal Horáček

* 1952

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

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

Emílie Horáčková, mid-60s

Emílie Horáčková

* 1964

Gypsies / Roma, Witness of local events from the Communist era

Ilona Horáčková in the 80s

Ilona Horáčková

* 1955

Illegal border crossing, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground and 2 more categories

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, Hijacking of CSA flight OK096 to Germany (8.6.1970)

František Horák in the Svijany beer brewery, early 70s of the 20th century

František Horák

* 1941 †︎ 2022

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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

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