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Defections to the West

Title
Defections to the West
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1979
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Duration
00:04:03
Description
Interview with an unidentified male speaker about recent defections (specifically artists and athletes) from the Soviet Union to the USA, and on Western culture. Comments that creative artists tend to want to leave for their artistic freedom and money. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
USA; Exiles; Immigration; USSR; Artists; Civil and political rights; Sportsmen; Emigration; Sportswomen; Political dissenters; Creative thinking

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