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Oldřich Šplýchal; 1960s

Ing. Oldřich Šplýchal

* 1940

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Tomáš Šponar, 1988

Tomáš Šponar

* 1968

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, 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, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime

Jindřiška Sporková

* 1925 †︎ 2016

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

Pravoslav Špoula - 1944

Pravoslav Špoula

* 1929

Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Border Guards and 3 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Viktor Spousta and Zdena Žárská at the premiere of Havel's play The Beggar's Opera in 1975

Viktor Spousta

* 1944

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, A cultural celebrity

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 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

Bohumila Špůrková in 1946

Bohumila Špůrková

* 1936

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Spurný during the compulsory military service

Jaroslav Spurný

* 1938

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

In the 9th grade

Petr Šraier

* 1958

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime

Rudolf Šrámek during filming, 2024

Professor, PhDr. Rudolf Šrámek , CSc.

* 1934

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

Květoslav Šrámek

Květoslav Šrámek

* 1935 †︎ 2024

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 2 more anniversaries

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