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The author spent time with many of the protagonists and was a witness to the momentous events that liberated this region from sovietbacked communism. The revolution of 89 witnessed in warsaw, budapest, prague and berlin on tuesday, october 8, 2019 from 4. Originally published in great britain by granta books, cambridge, as we the people. The revolution of 89 witnessed in warsaw, budapest, berlin, and prague. The revolution of 89 witnessed in warsaw, budapest, berlin and prague main by ash, timothy garton isbn. Timothy garton ash is professor of european studies and isaiah berlin professorial fellow at st. Light refreshments will be served after the lecture, and copies of the magic lantern. The revolution of 89 witnessed in warsaw fulfilling the promise of 1989. Mar 19, 1990 the magic lantern is a journalists reflections and personal observations of the 1989 revolutions in poland, czechoslovakia, hungary and germany as opposed to being a complete historical account. The book offers firsthand accounts of the fall of communist regimes throughout eastern europe. The magic lantern the magic lantern is a series of firstperson essays giving personal snapshots of events immediately surrounding the revolutions of 1989 in poland, hungary, east germany, and czechoslovakia. Other reading materials are available through oaks.
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