Stories from Communism

Peter Zaborszky

We share stories about what it's actually like to live in communism, from people who have lived in it, or their families.

Episodes

  1. 05/09/2021

    Black Vans Taking Neighbours, Secret Catholic Wedding, Refusing to be an Informer - Eszter Zaborszky

    Eszter Zaborszky is a Hungarian who grew up and worked in Soviet Hungary, and later moved to the UK in 1997. She shares many stories about life in Hungary at that time, including: - Black vans arriving and taking the neighbours at 2am - Janitors in buildings usually being informers of the party - What is was like when she was asked to inform on her colleagues - How children could get parents into trouble for saying the wrong thing - The difficulty of being a teacher at that time and being religious - The secret wedding of her parents, who had to do it in secret because they wanted a catholic ceremony Here is the video podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqpLOIfpzA Stories from Communism is also available on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-communism/id1564036941 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1C8YDh3KvU30sq9H1okVjO Anchor: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromcommunism Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81Nzg5NDU3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAIQ9sEGahcKEwi4_eiP1I7wAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCQ Stories from Communism is a Retalk podcast. Retalk - the non-woke social network https://retalk.com

    55 min
  2. They put a gun to my dad's head, and pulled the trigger. It wasn't loaded - Dr. Philip Kiszely

    04/19/2021

    They put a gun to my dad's head, and pulled the trigger. It wasn't loaded - Dr. Philip Kiszely

    Dr Philip Kiszely has lectured at the University of Leeds for the last 15 years. Philip has been outspoken on identity politics, critical race theory and the activist impulse in the media and institutions. In this episode he talks about his father, who escaped communism in Hungary after the revolution of 1956, and settled in the UK. He also discusses the difference between Eastern and Western Europe today. View the Stories from Communism podcast on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GG8n13KTwY&list=PLhtGYQFhaaBLTY2-BohErYMUXvrp62Lh1

    41 min
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We share stories about what it's actually like to live in communism, from people who have lived in it, or their families.

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  • Creator
    Peter Zaborszky
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Peter Zaborszky
  • Show Website
    Stories from Communism