A History of Eastern Europe
Season 1
Ep 17. Power of the Powerless: Revolts and Unrest
- TV-PG
- November 13, 2015
- 30 min
As the Cold War continued, Soviet forces tightened their grip on Eastern European countries, yet dissident voices emerged. In East Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, witness the revolt of proletarian workers and see how writers used secret publications and the power of the pen to protest totalitarianism.