Russian exile describes labour camps

Title

Russian exile describes labour camps

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Dec 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:01:19

Description

Russian poet Irina Ratushinskaya speaks (via an interpreter) at a press conference a week after her arrival in London, on her treatment at a labour camp. Male reporter commenting on press conference not identified; second male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Irina Ratushinskaya

Keywords

Political prisoners; Exiles; Russia; USSR; Imprisonment; Prisoners; Internment camps; Irina Ratushinskaya

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