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Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/9355654
“They did not forget about us, just like we didn’t in 1984,” said Vasyl.
Communities in Wales affected by the miners’ strike in the 1980s received much-needed support from the former Soviet Union, and from around the world.
It is a four-decades-old bond that bridges a strike and now a war, forged in shared experiences underground.
In Ukraine, there are currently hundreds, if not thousands, of miners fighting on the front lines in the war against Russia.
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Communities in Wales affected by the miners’ strike in the 1980s received much-needed support from the former Soviet Union
No, from the Soviet Union, it wouldn’t be “former” until 7 more years
@0x815
Wales has always been a place that actively supports good causes.
