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Amalie Podstatzki, Countess Podstatzki

22 May 1935 – 30 Mar 2025

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A life in time

  1. 22 May 1935

    Born

  2. 1969–1974

    3 children are born

  3. 30 Mar 2025

    Dies, aged 89

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1930s · Amalie is born

In the news1939

Czech universities closed (1939)

Following student protests and the funeral of Jan Opletal, the Nazis closed all Czech universities.

Getting around

Travel time between Prague and Brno

In 1918, the rail journey between Prague and Brno took six hours, and even with later improvements, it took five hours by 1960.

At the table

Bread staples and rare herring delicacies

Basic bread was the primary food staple, with an average four-member family consuming 6.5 kg per week, while treats like a single salted herring were rare delicacies rationed only once every three months.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Clothing Rationing and Mandatory Recycling

From 1939, citizens were issued non-transferable clothing ration stamps (šatenky) valid for one year, forcing widespread recycling, mending, and repurposing of old textiles, such as re-stitching clothes and rabbit hides. Authorities strictly limited household stocks, and one official was even arrested for hoarding items like 150 pairs of stockings and 27 suits.

Music

Czech youth subculture and swing music

Czech youth during the Protectorate created a subculture associated with swing music and jazz dances like the cakewalk and shimmy.

Daily life

Changes in children's schooling during occupation

Schools increased German language instruction hours significantly, while teaching Czech literature was restricted or linked to German literature after 1941. By 1945, regular attendance practically ceased due to coal shortages and air raid threats, with students instead receiving homework assignments.