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The History Hour: The Takeover of Russia's NTV

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The Takeover of NTV in Russia

15/04/2017 GMT

The Takeover of Russia's NTV

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Takeover of Russia's NTV

A setback for media freedom in Russia; Ethiopia's Red Terror; and WW2's Katyn massacre.

The takeover of Russia's only nationwide independent TV station; Ethiopia's Red Terror; the Katyn massacre during WW2; and a breakthrough for disability rights in the US.

NTV was Russia's only nationwide independent TV station until it was taken over in April 2001. We hear from the head of the station at the time. Plus, Ethiopia's Red Terror; the Katyn massacre during WW2; a breakthrough for disability rights in the US with the 504 sit-in; and Sikh bus drivers in the UK win the right to wear turbans to work.

Photo: Life size puppets of Russian political leaders including President Putin, on the set of NTV's popular satirical television show "Puppets"; June 29, 2000. Credit: Oleg Nikishin/Newsmakers/Getty

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