Gorvachev resignation and his democratic legacy

Title

Gorvachev resignation and his democratic legacy

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:30

Description

Sue Jameson reports from Moscow on the resignation of President Mikhail Gorbachev as the Soviet Union breaks up, stating that he had allowed democracy to take root in the Communist Soviet Union but that many believe he was not enough of a democrat to let his country go.

Contributors

Sue Jameson

Keywords

USSR; Political reform; Heads of state; Communism; Democracy; Resignation (political); Mikhail Gorbachev

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