Zdzislaw Bau Archives - Cold War Radio Museum

Solidarity Leader Praises Ronald Reagan, Voice Of America

Curator — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:56:00 +0000

Right after the declaration of the martial law in Poland in December 1981, U.S.-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe expanded their radio broadcasts. These broadcasts continued during the martial law. VOA and Radio Free Europe interviewed Solidarity leaders who escaped imprisonment and reported on their statements and activities. VOA also reported on U.S. […]

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Soviet Bloc Jamming of Western Freedom Radios

Curator — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:54:18 +0000

Toward the end of the Cold War in the 1980s, the Republican administration of conservative President Ronald Reagan greatly increased spending on U.S. international broadcasting to the Soviet Union and to other communist-ruled nations. Broadcasts to nations behind the Iron Curtain were carried out by the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe (RFE) and […]

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Martial Law Prisoners in Poland Praised Reagan, VOA and RFE

Curator — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 02:05:36 +0000

Originally posted on December 4, 2013 Today’s political prisoners who are fighting for democracy and human rights are still being held in China, Iran and in many other countries. While much of Central and Eastern Europe, previously under Soviet domination is now free, Belarus and Russia are still ruled by autocratic leaders and pro-democracy forces […]

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