About
The protests in Donbas began in July 1989, with over a hundred mines ceasing operations. Within a week, the miners’ strike became the subject of a special television address by Mikhail Gorbachev. Representatives of the Strike Committee were invited to Moscow for negotiations, where all their demands were temporarily met. Alongside the unfolding strike and miners’ speeches in Donetsk’s square, the filmmakers observe the impoverished living conditions of the miners and the harsh working conditions at the Mine of Lidiievka.
Directors
Studio
Ukrainian Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio
Original Title
Липневі грози: Страйк
Original Language
UK
Keywords
The July Storms - Dilogy
"The July Storms" is a dialogue about the first mass protests in Soviet Ukraine in a long time. The two parts of the dilogy "Strike" and "Outburst" are devoted to two unprecedented waves of miners' st...
