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Virginia Bottomley and Russian healthcare (1993)

Genre

Interview; News report

Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley is in Russia to promote a consortium of British health care companies following the financial aid given to the country by the international community. She speaks about...

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Nicholas Fairbairn MP (1980)

An outspoken interview with MP Nicholas Faribairn, Solicitor General for Scotland. He talks about government decisions, budgets. He advices people to save gas, electricity. He also explains the functions in...

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Virginia Bottomley promotes British healthcare in Russia (1993)

Genre

Interview

LBC Moscow correspondent Andrew Harding interviews (via telephone) UK Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley, in Russia to promote a consortium of British health care companies. She speaks about the cultural...

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Russian parliament opens (1994)

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Interview

Andrew Harding reports from Moscow on the first day of Russia’s newly-elected Parliament. There is anxiety after the last building was destroyed by government troops last October. The new Parliament is a...

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Chapman Pincher on 1946 plans for attack on Russia (1981)

Genre

Interview

Interview with author Chapman Pincher about a report from 1946 by the Ministry of Defence which outlined a plan for a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Male interviewer not identified.

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Roy Scheider on Soviet Union documentary (1990)

Genre

Interview

Actor Roy Scheider talks to Carol Allen about a Turner Network Television (TNT) documentary in which he was involved, entitled Portrait of the Soviet Union, about life for the average Russian. The film was...

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Sale of Harrier planes to China (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male Conservative politician (poss. Ian Gilmour) on the possible sale of Harrier aircraft to China. Speaker supports the sale and feels that the Government has taken too long to conclude the...

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Yeltsin after Soviet coup collapses (1991)

Genre

Speech

Speech (through an interpreter) from Russian President Boris Yeltsin who commends the Russian public’s support during a coup attempt on the Moscow Parliament building and saying Russian people saved the...

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Aftermath of Soviet coup collapse (1991)

Genre

Speech

Russian Defence Minister Colonel General (Konstantin Kobetz?) speech praising Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s actions during the attempted coup on the Moscow Parliament building- he refused to leave for...

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Lithuanian independence and Gorbachev’s power (1990)

Genre

News report

Sue Jameson reports from Moscow on the emergency meeting in Russia to decide whether to give Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev executive powers in the wake of Lithuania’s declaration of independence from...

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