The story is the author's personal recollection of the events from the May Uprising in the 45th year to the fateful night of August 20-21, 1968. It is compiled from events that the author experienced or learned about from his father's diary, and which are for her typical of the time. It is not excluded that the persons appearing in the story may remind someone of someone. Yes, it is possible... There are characters in the story who have a role model in flesh and blood persons. Only the names are changed. The story is filled with people who are representative of the behaviors and attitudes the author has encountered. Since the story takes place in the former North Bohemia region, many people will surely remember the realities associated with individual places that no longer exist today, or serve other purposes. The book is a memento especially for those who are only slightly aware of the risks that actually threaten even today, in our slowly "reddening" republic...