Krkonošští rodáci vzpomínají 5 - Dramatické příběhy z válečných i poválečných let – Dušek Libor (2023)

The fifth installment of Krkonošské rodáci once again offers a colorful mosaic of life stories from the witnesses of the Krkonoš Mountains and the nearby Podkrkonoší. Most people have a long-term connection to their birthplace, which typically intensifies with the passing years, creating a very deep relationship with home. Although dramatic events occur throughout history, often bringing even more dramatic changes, the metaphorical roots in the soil generally seem eternal with a certain exaggeration. Is it nature or people that play a greater role in this? It is not uncommon for people to write down their memories in later life, usually to preserve family history for their descendants. For many years, Libor Dušek has been getting to know these remarkable individuals, whose life stories he offers you once again. The first third of the book is dedicated to the oral and written memories of Bohuslav Janoušek from Stromkovice, a small village in the western Krkonoš. His detailed descriptions of the daily struggles and joys of the Krkonoš mountaineers excellently capture the changing atmosphere of life in the 20th century from the 1920s to the 1950s, which has long since been swept away by time. Alfred Tippelt experienced the last phase of true rural economy. Until 1944, he lived in his native cottage on Světlá hora, then he had to enlist in...