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Otakar Volejník in 1947

Otakar Volejník

* 1927

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, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák

Petr Volf as a child, 1942

Petr Volf

* 1940

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

Jana Adášková - Volfová - in time of school

Jana Volfová

* 1934

Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 1 more anniversaries

Alois Volkman doctor

MUDr. Alois Volkman

* 1937 †︎ 2024

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, A cultural celebrity, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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Božena Volková

* 1930

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Bronislava Volková, 1989

PhDr. Bronislava Volková

* 1946

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor, Emigrant

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

Květoslava Volková

Květoslava Volková

* 1944

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

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Ing. Petr Volny

* 1959

National minorities, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Antonie Nádvorníková with František (left) a Josef Vomáčka

František Vomáčka

* 1934

Member of Orel, Underage political prisoners, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relative of a political prisoner, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 2 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 11. 12. 1949 – The “Čihošť Miracle”, 8. - 11. 10. 1950 - Trial against F.A.Stříteský, head of the piarist dormitory in Litomyšl, July 7, 1961 - fire in the mine Dukla

Josef Vomáčka, 2023

Josef Vomáčka

* 1945

Journalist, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

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

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