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On Sunday, 26 April 2015, seventy years will have passed since the liberation of Brno. Although the Red Army invaded Brno suburbs two days earlier, the downtown had to wait for its release from the rule of the swastika. Equally complicated was the situation in northern suburbs, where fighting continued. In Kino Art, a special program has been prepared for this occasion, which thematizes the war and especially its ending, when uncertainty and fear still persisted.

Brno Will Commemorate Post-war Expulsion

This year for the ninth time a reminder of wild expulsions of German-speaking residents of Brno will take place on the anniversary of the historic March of Death, but this time in the opposite direction as a symbolic gesture of reconciliation with the tragedies of the last century. The pilgrimage will be concluded in Mendlovo Square, attended by the Mayor and other prominent personalities, including survivors.

On the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we are also remembering the Holocaust. We talked with two of its survivors about the times then and nowadays.

24 April 2015 – Celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Brno by the Red Army

A full-day program at Náměstí Svobody will feature an exhibition of photographs from the Protectorate and the fights for the city, a field kitchen will in place handing out "liberation goulash", a Red Army field post office with the possibility of writing a period postcard, or an exhibition of arms and equipment.

16 – 30 April 2015 – Justice 300 – an exhibition of portraits of Brno's Jewish inhabitants

Sokol Brno I, with its tradition of more 150 years, is one of the oldest and biggest societies in the city. This firm historical tie, alongside with Sokol's ideas of liberty and humanism, have been the reason for Sokol Brno I to get involved in the Year Of Reconciliation project. It will promote several cultural events, commemorating often tragic events of the 20th century.