Zač Hrvatov viselili? / Why Were Croats Displaced? (Marie Šalamunová)

"Ale v osamčetrdesetom lieti, kot su komunisti došli na rudr, tako su okamžitě začali te Hrvate selit. Ale Hrvati su bili katolici, tako su volili lidovu stranu. Tamo je zvítězila lidova strana. Ale kod su ti komunisti v osamčetrdesetom tuo, tako nisu mogli prahat te lidovce, tako su je dali kraj. Kod bi volili komunisticku stranu, tako ćeju ljudi tamo ostat."

"But the communists seized power in 1948 and they began moving the Croats immediately. The Croats were Catholic ad they voted for the people’s party, and the people’s party won the election. But in 1948 the communists didn’t need the people’s party anymore, and they got rid of them. If they had voted for the communist party, they would’ve been allowed to stay."

Marie Šalamunová rođena je 1931. u Frielištofu. Njezin je otac Josef Šalamun bio aktivni borac za pravo Hrvata da ostanu u svojim rodnim selima, a svoju je borbu prenio i na međunarodni plan, zbog čega je proveo dvije godine u zatvoru nakon komunističkog puča 1948. Śalamunova obitelj je 1950.godine prisilno premještena u Huzovu. Gospođa Šalamunová trenutno živi u Uničovu.

Marie Šalamunová was born in 1931 in Frélichov. Her father Josef Śalamun actively fought for the Croats to be able to stay in their native villages, taking this struggle to the international level as well. After the communist coup in 1948 he was imprisoned for two years for this activity. In 1950 his family was forcibly displaced to Huzová. At present, Mrs. Šalamunová lives in Uničov.