Man Escaped Soviets by Zip-Lining on Power Lines Over Iron Curtain–Tastes Freedom in Las Vegas

Man Escaped Soviets by Zip-Lining on Power Lines Over Iron Curtain–Tastes Freedom in Las Vegas
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Michael Wing
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On a stormy night, a pair of friends set out to prove something to the communists who controlled their country at the tail-end of the Cold War. On a one-way trip, they scaled an electrical tower as thunder boomed. Out of necessity, the two men zip-lined along high-voltage power lines from their homeland, Soviet Czechoslovakia, across the Iron Curtain.

The determined human spirit had beaten the communists, as they found freedom on the other side.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
Editor and Writer
Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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