LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Invasion of Czechoslovakia - 50th anniversary

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

21 Aug 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:05:31

Description

Report on the fiftieth anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, with a look back at the so-called Prague Spring reforms of former leader Alexander Dubcek in 1968. Includes interviews with Zdena Tomin, Czech writer and founder of Charter 77; Jan Kren(?), student leader. Two male reporters, not identified (one poss. Tim Crook).

Contributors

Tim Crook?; Zdena Tomin; Jan Kren(?)

Keywords

Revolutions; Anniversary celebrations; Political protests; USSR; Communist Party; Czechoslovakia; Political leaders; Anniversaries; Alexander Dubcek; Charter 77

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