LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

US reaction to Soviet collapse

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

25 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to the news the Soviet Communist Party which has dominated the USSR for seven decades, is virtually dead as a political force. Includes excerpts from a press statement by President George H. W. Bush.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Politics; USSR; International relations; Political systems; Political parties; Political reform; Heads of state; Presidents; Communism; Resignation (political); Communist parties; Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; George H. W. Bush; Political crises

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