Gorbachev: The Great Dissident

Gorbachev: The Great Dissident

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Gorbachev: The Great Dissident

Episode 2 | BBC World News | August 20, 2011

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This two part film takes a fresh and in depth look at Gorbachev's role in his own country's emergence out of Soviet Communism, as well as his global significance as the great international statesman who helped end the Cold War.

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This two part film takes a fresh and in depth look at Gorbachev's role in his own country's emergence out of Soviet Communism, as well as his global significance as the great international statesman who helped end the Cold War.

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