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RUSSIA: MIKHAIL GORBACHEV TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
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It's official: after weeks of saying that he intends to run for the Russian presidency, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made the announcement Thursday.
He enters a race now dominated by Russian President Boris...
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Russia: Cold War and the Collapse of the Soviet Union 1953-1991
This clip examines the Cold War Era and the end of the Soviet Union.
Weird History
What Life in the Soviet Union Was Like
Here's the standard high school history class summary of the Soviet Union: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a communist state from 1922 to 1991 and was a big rival of the US from WWII to the end of the '80s. But what...
Weird History
Chernobyl-Everything That Went Wrong
It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the Chernobyl meltdown timeline can only reveal so much about the very real, visceral consequences of the event....
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Ted Turner
At Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday Ted Turner at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2011 in London, England (Footage by Getty Images)
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Sharon Stone
Interview with Sharon Stone QTV: Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th Birthday Gala Arrivals at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2011 in London, England (Footage by Getty Images)
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CLEAN : People bid farewell to Gorbachev during ceremony in Moscow
People pay their final respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in a ceremony held in Moscow with little fanfare and with President Vladimir Putin notably absent (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : People pay respects to Mikhail Gorbachev at farewell ceremony in Moscow
People arrive at the farewell ceremony and lay flowers for Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : People queue for Gorbachev farewell ceremony at Moscow's House of the Unions
Images of the scene outside the House of the Unions in Moscow, where people wait for the farewell ceremony of Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR, to begin (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Gorbachev funeral procession arrives at Moscow cemetery
Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral procession arrives at Moscow's prestigious Novodevichy Cemeterythe cemetery, following his farewell ceremony (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Soldiers change guard as people pay respects at Gorbachev farewell ceremony in Moscow
Soldiers change guard as they watch over the farewell ceremony of Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mikhail Gorbachev to be buried next to wife, Raisa, at Novodevichy Cemetery
Images of former First Lady of the Soviet Union Raisa Gorbacheva's grave in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery, where her husband, Mikhail Gorbachev, is expected to be buried as per his will (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Scene outside the Moscow hospital where Gorbachev died
Scene outside the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow where Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died, aged 91, according to Russian news agencies (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Images of the Kremlin and Moscow landmarks following Mikhail Gorbachev's death
Images of Moscow's Kremlin and other landmarks following the announcement of Mikhail Gorbachev's death at the age of 91 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Former USSR adviser to President Reagan among well-wishers at Gorbachev farewell ceremony
People pay their final respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev at a farewell ceremony in Moscow (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Viktor Orban arrives at Gorbachev farewell ceremony as people pay last respects
Images of the arrival of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and of people paying their respects at the farewell ceremony of Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow, an event with little fanfare and with President Vladimir Putin notably absent...
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CUTS 15 5 81 CO-OPERATION TREATY SIGNED IN MOSCOW BETWEEN USSR AND CONGO
Signing of a treaty of co-operation and friendship between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and visiting Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Moscow. Cuts for w011249.
1. ms Brezhnev and delegation and Sassou-Nguesso and delegation...
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Global Green USA Announcement of Awards For Contributions to the Environment
Mikhail Gorbachev at the Global Green USA Announcement of Awards For Contributions to the Environment at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on April 15, 2005. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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This Week In History 3/7 - 3/13
This Week In History 3/7 - 3/13 (Footage by Getty Images)
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This Week In History 12/20 - 12/26
This Week In History 12/20 - 12/26 (Footage by Getty Images)
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GEORGIA: RALLY IN SUPPORT OF EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE
Georgian/Nat
A day after Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze escaped an assassination attempt, he has told thousands of Georgians his government will do everything to fight terrorism.
About ten thousand people gathered near the scene of...
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Funeral of Alexander Lebed at elite Novodevichy Cemetery
1. Interior people walking into church
2. Ceremony
3. Open coffin of General Alexander Lebed
4. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev talking to Lebed's relatives
5. Various of ceremony
6. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov...
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Putin arrives in Belgrade to meet with Kostunica.
1. Wide steps being moved towards Russian plane on tarmac
2. Cut to cars waiting
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin walking down steps of plane
4. Various of Putin shaking hands with waiting Yugoslav officials
5. Putin and entourage...
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Falling dominoes mark 20th anniversary of fall of Wall, fireworks
1. Dominoes falling, pull out to wide of Brandenburg Gate with light show
2. Various of fireworks at Brandenburg Gate, people watching
3. Wide of scene
4. Dominoes falling, people cheering and taking pictures
5. People looking at...