2RR:1 Enter Gorbachev I

This is part of the award-winning documentary "The Second Russian Revolution", made in 1989-1991, at the same time the Soviet Union was undergoing complete social and political metamorphosis. It details the years following the death of Brezhnev, and rise and fall of Mikhail Gorbachev, up to the coup in 1991. The most amazing thing about it is hearing formerly party line-toeing aparachiks letting loose and speaking their minds.

In an interview, producer Brian Lapping said, "When we first went to Moscow and said we were going to get the members of the Politburo to talk, journalists and heads of institutes in Moscow said that no one in the Politburo ever talks in public about whatever happens in the Politburo. They just don't do that. I still look back with amazement that we got several Politburo members to tell us stories of the inside events of the Gorbachev years. And in the end, the head of the KGB, who came to our launch party, said angrily to us, "Why did you not invite me to be part of your program?" To which I had to reply, "We invited you for 18 months, regularly phoning your office, and you would not talk us. That's why you are not in the program." (WorldScreen.com, 10/01)

This series doesn't seem to be available in any form, unfortunately. It's a documentary masterpiece. Sorry about the poor quality video and missing bits--it's about 15 years old.

Produced by Brian Lapping (Brian Lapping Associates Ltd)

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Gorbachev
• Moscow
• Brezhnev
• Andropov
• Chernyenko
• Ligachev
• Soviet
• Russia
• Politburo
• documentary

[33skoalbandit]

Thank you for uploading this documentary!

[717399]

Respect to leoni Breznev

[seznolixis]

brezhnev's eyebrows 4:09-4:23

hehe

[6558369]

I admire both Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin

[737800oktay1]

sovyet liderlerin gorüntüleri

[tyrionoutrider]

This was not the first time that Gorbachev met Brehznev. Gorbachev had a long history of working in Moscow and they met many times.

[vi2kasz]

i liked ussr flag

[Wyldstylist]

@danyman88 The real gorbachov was not a traitor , he was murdered and replaced by an US agent assuming his identity , look at 2:25 , no mark on forehead ..

[SoviMusic]

@iamdiaperman USSR was down at the time the bureaucraty taked control of it

[lenaharo]

@kaprow

Gorbachev is Judas !

[danyman88]

<3 gorbaciov for destroying the USSR, respect from romania and the rest of the world

[iamdiaperman]

Gorbachev exposed the corruption, lies, deceipt and ineptness of the communist party. To blame Gorbachev is to be too simple: It started well before even world war two. Gorbachev gave Russians freedom, freedom they never had and didnt know what to do with, which is a big deal. Russia had to go through a rebuilding phrase and its getting better. the mafia and corruption have always been in russia, its instituionalised. dont blame gorbachev ! a true champ for freedom!