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Witness to history. The collapse of the Soviet Union /

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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, Len...

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Other Authors: Green, Susan Eikov (Producer), Ritshie, Van (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Mount Kisco, NY : Guidance Associates, 2010.
Series:World history in video
Subjects:
Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953.
Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985.
Soviet Union > History > 1985-1991.
URSS > Histoire > 1925-1953.
URSS > Histoire > 1953-1985.
URSS > Histoire > 1985-1991.
Soviet Union.
1925-1991
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 27, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.).
Playing Time:00:21:31