Witness to the Eastern Bloc revolutions of the 1980s with Professor Timothy Garton Ash (158)

<p>Professor Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, author, commentator and Professor of European Studies at Oxford University. Professor Garton Ash witnessed some of the most critical moments in the Eastern Bloc during the 1980s as these populations threw off Communist rule.</p><p>He provides us with vivid details of his time in East Germany,  Gdansk, Poland where in 1980 the first free trade union in the Eastern Bloc was formed, and his time with then dissident Vaclav Havel when the Czechoslovak Communist government resigned in 1989.</p><p>Professor Garton Ash genuinely had a front row seat to history and provides us with fascinating and profound analysis of those incredible years.</p><p><b>I do really need your help to allow me to find the time to continue producing and preserving these Cold War stories. </b></p><p><b>I’m asking is for listeners to pledge a monthly donation of at least $4, £3 or €3 per month to help keep the podcast on the air, although larger amounts are welcome too. </b></p><p><b>If you donate monthly via Patreon you will get the sought after CWC and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.</b></p><p><b>Just go to </b><a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'><b>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</b></a></p><p>If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.</p><p>I am delighted to welcome Professor Garton Ash to our Cold War conversation…<br/><br/><b>UK listeners - Professor Garton Ash&apos;s books are </b><a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=cwcp-21&amp;keywords=Garton Ash&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;linkId=9a2c196aec096ec2ad381e19c66c538b'><b>available here</b></a></p><p><b>US listeners - Professor Garton Ash&apos;s books are </b><a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_