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29 results found for '"Political crises"' in Keywords.
USSR declared dead by main republics (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Press conference; Interview
8.00am IRN news bulletin for 09/12/91 read by Sarah Lockett focusing on the official breakup of the Soviet Union after being declared dead by the three republics which contain three-quarters of its people....
Mikhail Gorbachev on attempted coup (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Excerpts from a statement at a news conference being broadcast live on television and radio in the USSR (via an interpreter) by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, where he speaks about his ordeal when...
Bush on Soviet collapse (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the unique position of the US as the last remaining superpower. President George H. W. Bush expresses his views...
Major on demise of communism (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Nicky Broyd interviews UK Prime Minister John Major at his home in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire on the collapse of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, the future for the Soviet Union states and Soviet...
Anatoly Lukyanov denies complicity in coup attempt (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Statement (translated via an interpreter) by the disgraced former Speaker of the Soviet parliament, Anatoly Lukyanov, where he defends his role in the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev. He...
Anatoly Lukyanov denies treachery in coup attempt (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Statement (translated via an interpreter) by the disgraced former Speaker of the Soviet parliament, Anatoly Lukyanov, defending his role in the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev. He denies that...
Major in Washington for talks with Bush (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Mary Tillotson interviews John Major for the CNN network, during a visit by the UK Prime Minister to Washington DC for talks with US President George H. W. Bush about the implications following the break-up...
David Steel on Soviet collapse (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Russell interviews Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, Sir David Steel, during a visit to the USSR, for talks with parties in opposition to the Communist Party. Steel talks about the...
US reaction to Soviet collapse (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
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...
Mikhail Gorbachev on Soviet split (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech (via an interpreter) by Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to the Soviet Parliament where he says he’ll resign as President if the USSR breaks apart. Follows 8 of the 15 republics opting out of the...