Witness to history. The collapse of the Soviet Union
Description
This program traces the history of the USSR from its creation in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991. The program also follows the rise and fall of the Soviet Bloc from the end of World War II to the Revolutions of 1989. It features archival footage that documents the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Stalin and the rise of the USSR, post-World War II Europe, the events that led to the construction of the Berlin Wall, reforms instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev, and the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Runtime
22 min
Series
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?WHIV;2791335
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