Demonstration in Prague - Eyewitness report

Title

Demonstration in Prague - Eyewitness report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:01:28

Description

Nicky Broyd interviews Bruno Becik(?) during demonstrations in Prague against the communist regime. He recalls the protests of spring 1968, when Soviet troops crushed the efforts of Alexander Dubcek to reform the political system. He says the current mood of the people reminds him of the spirit his countrymen showed twenty-one years ago.

Contributors

Nicky Broyd; Bruno Becik(?)

Keywords

Political marches; Political protests; Demonstrations; Communism; Students; Czechoslovakia; Prague

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.