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Economic history Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich 1931- Hockey players Soviet Union Biography Politics and government Soviet Union Soviet Union Economic conditions 1985-1991 Soviet Union Politics and government Soviet Union Politics and government 1985-1991 Sports and state Soviet Union History Trotsky, Leon 1879-1940Summary: Examines Trotsky, the revolutionary, venerated and reviled, loved, hated, feared. Archive material compiled from all over the world, citations and new shoots create an electrifying proximity to the historical person and to the man Leon Trotsky.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TROSummary: A feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RED1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RED
Summary: The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestrolka, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union, what Ronald Reagan called 'the Evil Empire,' a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021