4 Podcast Episodes
Mikhail Gorbachev: Release of Irina Ratushinskaya
Mikhail Gorbachev: Release of Irina Ratushinskaya
Mikhail Gorbachev - the last leader of the Soviet Union - has died aged 91. On the eve of an important summit on nuclear... Read more
2 Sep 2022
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10mins
#21: Irina Ratushinskaya 1998
#21: Irina Ratushinskaya 1998
Today, we have something a little different in store for you. Russian poet, author and activist Irina Ratushinskaya pass... Read more
29 Sep 2017
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55mins
The Imprisonment of Irina Ratushinskaya
The Imprisonment of Irina Ratushinskaya
The dissident poet was sentenced to 7 years in a Soviet Labour camp. She suffered from cold, malnutrition and harsh tre... Read more
11 Jul 2017
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8mins
Irina Ratushinskaya
Irina Ratushinskaya
On 9 October 1986 the dissident poet was released from a prison camp on the eve of a US-Soviet nuclear summit between Mi... Read more
10 Oct 2016
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9mins