The Eastern Bloc Book. An indispensable travel book for a vanished empire

by Wijbrand Schaap
6 November 201429 March 2022
3 min read
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Hij bestaat dus echt. Een hoge weg door de bergen van Roemenië. Voltooid in 1974. Bekeken door mijn vader in datzelfde jaar, terwijl zijn 'gids' hem vertelde dat hij niet te dicht langs de rand moest lopen, omdat hij niet de eerste zou zijn die over de rand zou storten. Waarna zijn 'gids', de geheim agent die elke westerse journalist in het Oostblok meekreeg, hem een speels zetje gaf. Voor mijn vader reden om na jaren van intimidaties door de geheime diensten van de DDR, Polen, Rusland en nu dus...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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