David Steel on Soviet collapse

Title

David Steel on Soviet collapse

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

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 celebrations he witnessed in Moscow following the disintegration of communism and the Soviet system; leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s press conference; and future of Gorbachev and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Phone interview.

Contributors

David Steel; Peter Russell

Keywords

USA; Politics; USSR; International relations; Political systems; Political parties; Political reform; Communism; Communist parties; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin; Mikhail Gorbachev; Political crises

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