The strikes by miners that started in 1989 became the first massive strikes in the Soviet Union. Thousands of protesters support miners on strike in Prokopyevsk. USSR Minister of Coal Industry Mikhail Shadov speaks.
- Categories: Human Interest, Labour, Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts & War, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Prokopevsk, Kemerovo region, Russia
- Event date: 17.07.1989
- Date published: 20.05.2021
- Author: Dmitry Korobeinikov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-11889, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5484x3543px, 6.1Mb