Gorbachev calls for drastic political reform in USSR

Title

Gorbachev calls for drastic political reform in USSR

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

28 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:20

Description

John Alcock reports on the speech by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Communist Party conference in Moscow in which he called for further drastic political reforms and better human rights for Soviet citizens. Includes excerpt of speech with interpreter.

Contributors

Mikhail Gorbachev; John Alcock

Keywords

Politics; Human rights; Government; Political conferences; USSR; Conferences; Political reform; Presidents; Joseph Stalin; Civil and political rights; Democracy; Communists; Communist parties; Moscow; Mikhail Gorbachev

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