Witnesses starting with letter V

Young Vladimír Vonka

Prof. MUDr., CSc. Vladimír Vonka

* 1930 †︎ 2025

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 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 1 more anniversaries

Milan Dino Vopálka during the recording

Milan Dino Vopálka

* 1955

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Art and censorship, The underground

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, Dispersal of Plastic People and DG 307 concert in Rudolfov

Josef Vopařil before starting military service in 1956

Josef Vopařil

* 1936 †︎ 2024

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, 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, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Eva Vopěnková in 1969

Eva Vopěnková

* 1947

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

Vlasta Vopičková in 1961

Vlasta Vopičková

* 1944

The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

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

Emil Voráč in 2022

Emil Voráč

* 1961

Gypsies / Roma, National minorities

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

Jiří Voráč during the Velvet Revolution, the Strike Committee of the Faculty of Arts

Professor, PhDr. Jiří Voráč

* 1965

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miloš Voráč, historical photo

Miloš Voráč

* 1959

Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Vladimír Voráč

Second Lieutenant (ret.) Vladimír Voráč

* 1925 †︎ 2013

Veteran of WW2, eastern front, National minorities, Volhynian Czechs

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR

Jana Voráčková at the age of 15, 1961

Jana Voráčková

* 1946

Memory of vanished settlements, Witness of local events from the Communist era, National minorities, Sudeten Germans

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

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