this is amazing. the semantron has existed since early christian monastic communities, & during periods of persecution such as it was under ottoman rule, who often restricted the use of church bells, wooden semantrons were used instead.
25.8. 1968 - Krvavá neděle v Prostějově
25. srpna dorazila od Olomouce do Prostějova mohutná sovětská kolona, která se chtěla vydat směrem na Brno.
Dopravní značky byly přetřené, jinde chyběly či ukazovaly špatným směrem.
Nervozita okupantů stoupá...
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On this day in 1968, eight Soviet citizens protested on Red Square against the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
They were beaten and arrested. The banner read: “For your freedom and ours.”
I wrote about the parellels between 1968 - and Kyiv in 2022.
https://t.co/EApcWDdcP5
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