Was there any hint that the was going to fall when Rory Maclean was there in the spring of 1989? How important was Moscow and the decision that Gorbachev made?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 2

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Turkmenistan.

Capital punishment is still practised in one European country, but which is it? We asked people on the streets of Oslo

(1934 - St. Petersburg) The assassination of party official Sergei Kirov sets off an internal investigation that reveals a conspiracy to murder Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin authorizes the NKVD to identify ‘counter-revolutionaries’...

(1934 - St. Petersburg) The assassination of party official Sergei Kirov sets off an internal investigation that reveals a conspiracy to murder Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin authorizes the NKVD to identify ‘counter-revolutionaries’...

Today Kim Jong Un celebrates his 34th birthday. As North Korea’s god-king for life, he can expect several decades more in office. Or can he? We talk to a man who specialises in bringing down dictators.

Tunisia: Is democracy for everyone?

“They’ve never met a poor person. They’ve never lived in deprived areas.”Ha-Joon Chang explains why economics is too important to be left to economists.Produced by Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha & Ryan Scammell

Part 1/3 of the Rising Tide Capital series: This is a video featuring a woman named Alfa who talks about her life story and the hardships she faced growing up in Ethiopia. She shares how her family had to flee Ethiopia due to a...

Tunisia: Democracy is not for everyone?

The Economy of Spain | Economics Explained

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Cuban Revolution

The Fall of Liberal but corrupt China to Iron Fisted rule of Communism.

This live-action video program is about the word dictatorship. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word dictatorship through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...

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The video discusses the rise of Robert Mugabe as the first prime minister of Zimbabwe and how he went from a popular leader to a brutal dictator, using violence...

This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

What became of Rory Macleans optimism of those days when the wall fell? What are his thoughts on what went wrong in Russia?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 3

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...

This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

What was West Berlin like just before the wall fell? When in West Berlin, how obvious was the wall at the time?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 1

This live-action video program is about the word government. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word government through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

The period between WWI and WWII brought about major political changes in Italy, and yet it's fairly uncommon to discuss what actually went on in Benito Mussolini's fascist state during those years. Mussolini implemented policies and...