A 22 year old Briton working in East Germany (170)

A 22 year old Briton working in East Germany (170)

We speak with Chris Summers who as a 22 year old was sent by his employers to East Germany in a Ford Escort to install British factory machinery. He provides us with interesting insights into life in the provinces of the GDR. Long term listeners of the podcast will recognise one of Chris’s colleagues was Tim, husband of Antje who was our guest in episode 82 “A Cold War Romance” available here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode82/ Chris was also sent to Poland, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia where he tells what he saw and experienced in the latter half of the 1980s. If you can spare it I’m asking listeners to contribute at least $3 USD per month to help keep us on the air (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast and you bask in the warm glow of knowing you helping preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ I am delighted to welcome Chris Summers to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app here. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode170/ If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook. Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated Radio GDR If you are interested in East Germany we can highly recommend our friends over at Radio GDR. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations 0:00 Introduction and toast anecdote 0:50 Interview with Chris Summers about his work with Detexamat in East Germany 15:39 Experiencing nightlife in East Germany 20:26 Independent tourism during the Cold War 26:31 Installing equipment and training locals in East Germany 38:59 Chris Summers' work experiences in Poland and Russia 45:57 Experiences in Soviet factories and Georgian culture 49:09 Unique experiences and restrictions in the Soviet Union 54:45 Chris Summers' work in Czechoslovakia 56:33 Tim's wedding and Ancher's arrival in the UK 59:36 Wrap up and donation information Chapters powered by PodcastAI✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaksot(447)

The Korean War in Britain (31)

The Korean War in Britain (31)

We speak with Doctor Grace Huxford, author of the Korean War in Britain – Citizenship, Selfhood and Forgetting.  The Korean War was known as the “forgotten war”, but it is key in understanding the ear...

12 Loka 201858min

Leaving your family to go off to a nuclear war (30)

Leaving your family to go off to a nuclear war (30)

Dave Arnold was the Chief Observer at a Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring post. I made a fascinating visit with Dave to the Rushton Spencer Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring post in Staff...

6 Loka 201858min

Cold War Living History Event - The Soviet Threat (29)

Cold War Living History Event - The Soviet Threat (29)

This episode takes place at a Living History event in and around the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker museum in deepest Cheshire in the UK. I can heartily recommend visiting the Hack Green Bunker and ...

29 Syys 201854min

Cold War USAF pilot Buz Carpenter talks Vietnam recon, Skunkworks and more

Cold War USAF pilot Buz Carpenter talks Vietnam recon, Skunkworks and more

USAF pilot Buz Carpenter talks about about flying reconnaissance over Vietnam, the Skunkworks where secret USAF projects were developed, his time commanding Ramstein airbase at the end of the Cold War...

21 Syys 201845min

Flying the Cold War Blackbird SR71 Spyplane (27)

Flying the Cold War Blackbird SR71 Spyplane (27)

Today we are talking about the SR71 Blackbird spy plane. Only 32 Blackbirds were ever made, and they were in service from 1964-1998. The great defensive ability of the plane was its high speed and alt...

15 Syys 201854min

My father was the leader of the Soviet Union - Part 2 (26)

My father was the leader of the Soviet Union - Part 2 (26)

This is part 2 of my conversation with Professor Sergei Khrushchev the son of Nikita Khrushchev who led the Soviet Union 1953 to 1964. Before we start I would again like to thank all those who are sup...

7 Syys 201832min

My father was the leader of the Soviet Union - Part 1 (25)

My father was the leader of the Soviet Union - Part 1 (25)

In part 1 of this interview we talk about Professor Khrushchev’s early years, his relationship with his father, his father’s rise to power, the 1956 Hungarian Uprising as well the first international ...

2 Syys 201839min

Cold War West German Nuclear Monitoring System (24)

Cold War West German Nuclear Monitoring System (24)

West Germany had a number of Nuclear Warning Bunkers dotted around the country similar to the Royal Observer Corps in the UK. Mirko Krumm describes the organisation West German Civil Defence and the p...

25 Elo 201838min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
kaksi-aitia
i-dont-like-mondays
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
uutiscast
joku-tietaa-jotain-2
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
kolme-kaannekohtaa
sita
aikalisa
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
rss-murhan-anatomia
mamma-mia
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
rss-nikotellen
lahko
rss-napy