Surviving to the detriment of others. It was the real idea of that time!
Vladimír Jonáš was born on March 30, 1929 in Krupina. He had two siblings. His father Emil Jonáš and his mother Vilma Jonášová, née Dlhošová, owned sawmill and a shop with building material. During the war, the Jonáš family lived to see the occupation of Krupina by German as well as Soviet troops. In 1948 the father´s sawmill happened to be nationalized and the family had to move out of their house. In 1951 Vladimír graduated from the Secondary Forestry School in Banská Štiavnica. In the same year he received call up papers to enter the penitentiary facilities known as PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), where he spent two years. After his return Vladimír got married and gradually worked hard to get employed in Prievidza Forest Enterprise. However, here he had to face a double accusation attempt of larceny of the socialist property, which was never proved to be true. During his whole life he experienced various visits from the State Security´s side. After leaving the Forest Enterprise he worked at different positions in Handlová mine. Here he stayed until he retired in 1989. In his pension age he was employed as a worker in the village of Počúvadlo. In years 1995 - 2009 he worked at the Municipal Office in Handlová. Since then he lives on pension with his wife Anna Jonášová, née Kanianská.