Susan Viets

About the Author

Susan Viets is a seasoned journalist and author whose career has been defined by her deep immersion in the transformative events of Eastern Europe. Born in the United States, she moved to Prague in the late 1980s, just as the Iron Curtain began to crumble, and spent over two decades reporting from the front lines of history in the making. Her writing captures the human stories behind political upheavals, blending personal anecdotes with sharp political analysis. In her acclaimed memoir, Picnic at the Iron Curtain: A Memoir: From the fall of the Berlin Wall to Ukraine's Orange Revolution, Viets recounts her experiences from the euphoric days of German reunification to the vibrant protests of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, offering readers an intimate portrait of a region reborn. Now based in the U.S., she continues to write on global affairs, drawing on her unique perspective to illuminate the intersections of culture, politics, and everyday life.