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Gorbachev Speaks To Business Leaders At Soviet Embassy
Washington, DC -- December 10, 1987
Wide shot of Gorbachev speaking before audience
SOUNDBITE: (Russian low nat sound/English translator) Mikhail Gorbachev, USSR General Secretary of the Communist Party:
"We have involved ourselves in...
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Soviet/USA Summit
USA - Washington (Soviet/USA Summit)
Gorbachev's car pulls up (caption '1987 superimposed
Gorbachev & Reagan shake hands
High angle shot White House
Reagan stands to attention whilst : National Anthem plays
ms US flag flutters in...
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RR7717B CHINA REPORT
In the last 15 months China has lost its two greatest
leaders, Mao Tse Tung and Chou En-Lai. In the
power struggle that followed their deaths, the moderate
leadership of Hua Kua-Feng was challenged by Mao's
widow, Chiang Ching, and...
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UKRAINE: TOURIST TRADE
Russian/Nat
In the days of Communism, Ukraine's tourist trade was guaranteed. Workers prevented from travelling abroad had little choice but to go on organised trips to the best beaches that the Soviet Union could offer.
But today...
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26.2.90 nationalist Sajudis movement, which campaigned on a
secessionist platform,...
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ROVING REPORT 8145A THE DESERT TRIANGLE: LIBYA, SUDAN AND EGYPT
Background to Story: From the late 1960's to the mid 1970's,
the desert triangle countries were allies. But relations
began to sour after the 1973 Egyptian/Israeli war, and Libya
...
Bloomberg
Krugman: Vladimir Putin's Conquests Domestic, Not Global
Sept. 12 -- In today's "Morning Must Read," Bloomberg’s Tom Keene highlights comments from Novel Laureate Paul Krugman on the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He speaks with Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Once a shrine to Lenin his birthplace city seeks a new identity
As the birthplace of Lenin Ulyanovsk was particularly affected by the anti religious policies of the Soviets
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The folk song sung for aliens in space
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Bloomberg
Ex-U.S. Defense Secretary Sees Great Deal of Worry About North Korea
Jan.26 -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter discusses China-U.S. relations, North Korea, and the U.S. military. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance" at the World Economic Forum's...
Bridgeman Arts
Fireball of atomic blast (RDS-2 or Joe 2), Semipalatinsk test site, USSR, 24 September 1951
HD colour footage shows the formation of an explosion fireball. Explosion power 38 kilotons. 24th September 1951. The nuclear device, codenamed RDS-2, and nicknamed by the US as Joe 2, was tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, also...
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Former Soviet leader launches new book on international relations
Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday presented his new book "In The World, That Is Changing" in Moscow.
Bridgeman Arts
City scenes, natural landscapes of Kiev and the Black Sea, and wildlife of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 2 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Medium close up of woman in folk Ukrainian dress and hairstyle talking to camera. Shots of street in Ukrainian...
Bridgeman Arts
The city of Tallinn and its industrial sites. Estonia, 1971
Clip 3 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. City scenes of Tallinn and its architecture. A line of photographs on the street. Footage of industrial construction sites and their labourers....
Bridgeman Arts
Friday, August 23, 1968 people of Prague protesting against Soviet occupation. Marching and striking. State Bank is occupied. Soviet tanks in the city.
Part one of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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A look back at previous US Russia summits in Helsinki
Finland has a long tradition of hosting U.S.-Russian summits, particularly during the Cold War, when the country was a neutral buffer state and its capital, Helsinki, served as a gateway between the Communist East and the West.
...
Bridgeman Arts
Natural and industrial landscapes of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 1 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Landscapes with lakes. Wide shot of meadow with flowers and sun. Sunset over the lake. Medium close up of sunset....
Bloomberg
China Aims for 2021 GDP Growth Above 6%
Mar.05 -- Chatham House Senior Fellow on China Research Dr. Jie Yu speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and Guy Johnson about what to expect with the National People's Congress and GDP growth goals on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close".
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Gorbachev And Soviet Leaders Meet With Congressional Leaders
Washington, DC -- June 1, 1990
Wide of conference table with Congressional leaders on one side and Soviet leaders on the other
SOUNDBITE: (Russian low nat sound/English translator) Mikhail Gorbachev, USSR President:
"I think that this...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: PREIDENT YELTSIN UNVEILS "BUY RUSSIAN" CAMPAIGN
Russian/Nat
Russian President Boris Yeltsin has unveiled a campaign urging people to "Buy Russian".
It comes at a time when Russia's industrial output continues its decline and domestic producers are demoralised both by the lack of...
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Commemoration of 21st anniversary of the nuclear disaster
1. Wide shot of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko followed by other officials and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (in pink) arriving at ceremony
2. Mid shot of Metropolitan Vladimir Sabodan
3. Wide of Yushchenko and...
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Communists commemorate the 15th anniversary of toppling of Gorbachev
Moscow, 19 August 2006
1. Wide shot communist rally
2. Bystanders
3. Red flags, zoom out to participants
4. Elderly communist supporters, one holding flag
5. Man addressing crowd
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Lev Vasilyevich:
"It was an...
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US State Dept comments on Putin comparing missile defence to 60s Cuba crisis
1. United States (US) State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack arriving on podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sean McCormack, US State Department Spokesman:
"It is important to underline the fact that this is a defensive measure, it is not...