Mikhail Gorbachev on Soviet split

Title

Mikhail Gorbachev on Soviet split

Genre

Speech

TX Date

27 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:25

Description

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 USSR.

Contributors

Mikhail Gorbachev

Keywords

USA; Politics; USSR; Political parties; Heads of state; Presidents; Communism; Resignation (political); Communist parties; Mikhail Gorbachev; Political crises

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