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The Solidarity of Miners
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In 1984, miners in the Donbas region, along with other coal regions such as the Ruhr Valley and Poland, sent money in solidarity to the miners of County Durham. Thanks to this contribution, the Durham Miners Association was able to provide funding for Russian language studies, a skill which would become evermore useful as relations began to change between Russia and the West.
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In 1984, during the miners' strike in County Durham, miners in Donbas, Germany, and Poland sent money in solidarity to help their fellow miners.
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Summary
In 1984, during the miners' strike in County Durham, miners in Donbas, Germany, and Poland sent money in solidarity to help their fellow miners. This exchange of solidarity had been going on since the 1920s through formal exchanges between miners unions.
ChapterThe Solidarity of Miners
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The northeastern region of England experienced a linguistic melting pot due to the high industrialization, shipbuilding, and immigration.
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The northeastern region of England experienced a linguistic melting pot due to the high industrialization, shipbuilding, and immigration. Ulster and Belfast also face the same phenomenon. In contrast, the Russians use their language as a lingua franca, despite the existence of numerous minority languages.