Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles![Interview with Mikhail Gorbachev looking just off camera. Caption. And that would be the end of any reform in the country.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/5523_1.jpg)
Highlights the life and political career of the man who reformed the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev. Old friends and classmates share memories of his growing up in a small village, his rise in the Communist Party, and his eventual desire to effect change within it. Gorbachev himself speaks candidly about his life and the radical reforms he initiated that eventually dissolved the Soviet Union. Focuses on his years as leader of Russia and his eventual ban from government. He remains a man who changed his country and thus the world.
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Runtime: 44 minutes 31 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, History
- Subtopic: Biography, Gorbachev, Mikhail, World History - 1946-1999
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 1997
- Producer/Distributor: A & E Television Network
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