The man who made Iran close down the Goethe Institut

I hope this is interesting enough to be put up here. It is, at least so I think, a remarkable snippet of information on European contemporary history and how things change in not even 20 years.

The majority of my readers come from the US of A so I take it that most of you have never heard of Rudi Carrell.

Who was Rudi Carrell?

Rudi Carrell was the man who caused the sudden closing down of the iconic German Goethe Institut in Tehran in 1987.

Was Rudi a politician, a political activist or an opinion leader of any other description?

No he wasn't. The man with the distinctive accent was . . . [To continue reading click HERE!]