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Milena Cubrová in the 1960s

Mgr. Milena Cubrová

* 1925 †︎ 2025

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 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

First Communion, Zlín, 1963

Josef Čunek

* 1955

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Before military service, around 1949

Oldřich Čunek

* 1927

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Rostislav Čurda at a concert in Kobylisy in 1983

Rostislav Čurda

* 1957

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Volhynian Czechs

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miloš, Prague 1964

Miloš Čuřík

* 1947

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Hana Cuřínová on her 75th birthday (2009)

Mgr. Hana Cuřínová

* 1934

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Young scientist Ladislav Cvak, 1970s

Ing. Ladislav Cvak

* 1949

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist

1944 - 1949 Greek civil war, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 2 more anniversaries

Olga Čvančarová v roce 1948.JPG (historic)

Olga Čvančarová

* 1927

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

7. 11. 1917 - October Revolution in Russia, Western Ukrainian lands within Poland 1919–1939, Deportations to the Far East, Siberia and North Kazachstan 1939–1941 and 1944–1950, 17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 1940 - 1941 - Deportations of Poles to USSR and 3 more anniversaries

The witness at the time of his mandatory military service as a radio operator and welder, 1963

Václav Cvejn

* 1944

Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 1 more anniversaries

Vratislav Cvejn in 1976

Vratislav Cvejn

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

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