Night drive following Romanian revolution

Title
Night drive following Romanian revolution
Genre
News report
TX Date
28 Dec 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:42
Description
Peter Russell reports as he drives across Romania from Timisoara to Bucharest at night following the revolution- on being stopped at roadblocks, having guns pointed at them, arriving at a deserted Bucharest and getting stopped by a tank.
Contributors
Peter Russell
Keywords
Revolutions; Armed forces; Security measures; Romania; Timisoara; Bucharest

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LBC/IRN, "Night drive following Romanian revolution". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0014000436019 (Accessed 19 Feb 2026)