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The Last Days of the USSR

The Last Days of the USSR

2011•52m•8.0/10
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
8.0/10(1)

From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.

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Production

Roche Productions, France Télévisions, Planète+, LCP - Assemblée nationale

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Philippe Faure

Philippe Faure

Self (voice)

Stephen F. Cohen

Stephen F. Cohen

Self

Grigoriy Yavlinskiy

Grigoriy Yavlinskiy

Self

Andrei Gratchev

Andrei Gratchev

Self

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self

Algirdas Brazauskas

Algirdas Brazauskas

Self

Eduard Shevardnadze

Eduard Shevardnadze

Self

Alexander Yakovlev

Alexander Yakovlev

Self

Valentin Pavlov

Valentin Pavlov

Self

Gennady Burbulis

Gennady Burbulis

Self

Valery Boldin

Self

Kazimira Prunskienė

Kazimira Prunskienė

Self

Yegor Ligachyov

Self

Roland Dumas

Roland Dumas

Self

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self

Vasily Starodubtsev

Self

Vyacheslav Generalov

Vyacheslav Generalov

Self

Oleg Baklanov

Oleg Baklanov

Self

Anatoly Chernyaev

Anatoly Chernyaev

Self

Bruno Élie

Self

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