Tag: RFI sound archives
Who is Gandhi?
Gandhi (1869-1948), remains one of the most famous figures of the 20th century. Apostle of non-violence, father of India’s independence, Gandhi the wise man nevertheless proved to be a difficult…
The Romanian Revolution of 1989
Bucharest December 21, 1989. The Berlin Wall has fallen, but in Romania, Nicolas Ceausescu clings to power. For a week, in Timisoara, in the west of the country, the revolt…
The Velvet Revolution
To the sound of the INA and RFI archives, we relive the “Velvet Revolution” in Czechoslovakia. Eight days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Czechs and Slovaks take to…