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18 results found for '"Glasnost"' in Keywords.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report back to the studio by Martin (Walker?) on a press conference by Dr Robert Gale, who is treating victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by means of bone marrow transplantations. In an excerpt, Gale...
US-Soviet arms talks (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on reaction following talks in Moscow between US Secretary of State George Shultz and USSR leaders on arms agreements. Includes US President Ronald Reagan speaking to press on his spring break;...
Soviet art in period of glasnost (1988)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
Feature in 2 parts on the arts in the Soviet Union in the period of glasnost. Part 1 reports on visit of UK Arts Minister Richard Luce to the USSR which the presenter went on, they visit various cultural...
Stanislav Levchenko on his defection (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Former KGB officer Stanislav Levchenko has published his autobiography On the Wrong Side about his defection to the west. He explains how he defected after being a devoted patriotic agent; his early role in...
Reagan commends changes in USSR (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
US President Ronald Reagan pre-Moscow summit speech in Helsinki, Finland. Commends the changes in the Soviet Union under Glasnost and Perestroika but urges Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to fulfil the...
KGB prevents Jewish refuseniks meeting Reagan (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Eve Conway reports on the KGB allegedly stopping Jewish dissidents in Leningrad meeting US President Ronald Reagan during his visit for the Moscow summit despite them receiving a personal invitation....
Reagan calls for human rights for Soviets (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US President Ronald Reagan reinforces his campaign for greater human rights for Soviet citizens during the Moscow superpower summit, John Alcock reports. Includes excerpts of speeches by Reagan at Danilov...
Soviet dissident speaks of harassment (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Sergei Losov(?), an editor of Russia’s only dissident weekly paper the Express Chronicle, meets reporter John Alcock for an interview that may result in his job loss, as the superpower summit in Moscow is...
Journalists’ views on Moscow summit (1988)
- Genre
- Vox pop
John Alcock conducts a vox pop of journalists who covered the Moscow superpower summit on its success and their experiences. Audio muffled in places.
Moscow summit issues left unresolved (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (through interpreter) both claim the Moscow superpower summit a success although many issues were left unresolved. John Alcock and Andrew...