Tearing down the wall. Decline of socialism
Description
Did the Soviet Union collapse under external pressure or its own weight? What enabled free market forces to assert themselves in China? Is socialism dead, or has it simply evolved? This program addresses these and other questions, focusing on the political, cultural, and economic factors behind the fall of the iron curtain regimes. Outlining the Cultural Revolution and its consequences, the emergence of the Reagan and Thatcher administrations, and the backfiring of the Soviet coup in 1991, the program demonstrates in detail how governments across the world abandoned socialism-some entirely, while others have maintained a tenuous facade.
Runtime
58 min
Series
Subjects
- Philosophical theology (20)
- Philosophy (274)
- Economics (3707)
- Religions (331)
- World history (1846)
- Comparative government (142)
- Political sociology (90)
Geography
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Date of Publication
[2007], c2005
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Films on Demand
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